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75056

ZIP 75056 is The Colony, Texas, in Denton County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Denton
Population
69,628
Coordinates
33.0757, -96.9081
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Where 75056 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 75056
  • 🔢 Type 75056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOSL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 75,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 4691. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010010100110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 75054 (Grand Prairie, TX, 33 mi away) and 75057 (Lewisville, TX, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 75056 becomes 65057, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05657, 05675, 05765, 06755, 50567, 50576, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05657 in Lake Elmore, VT, 1,524 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯476 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 75056 and you would come out at 33.08°S, 83.09°E — 1,304 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 23.6 square miles of land, 75056 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population69,628This ZIP69,628
Households28,020This ZIP28,020
Housing units29,056This ZIP29,056
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$119,682This ZIP$119,682Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$458,200This ZIP$458,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,902This ZIP$1,902Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.9%This ZIP53.9%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density2,946.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,946.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,456This ZIP1,456
Employees21,469This ZIP21,469
Annual payroll$1,307,212,000This ZIP$1,307,212,000
Tax returns filed35,840This ZIP35,840
Total adjusted gross income$4,286,485,000This ZIP$4,286,485,000

Land area

Land area23.63 sq miThis ZIP23.63 sq mi
Water area6.25 sq miThis ZIP6.25 sq mi

Other place names in 75056

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 75056

ZIPCityDistance
75010 Carrollton, TX 3.3 mi
75036 Frisco, TX 4.0 mi
75057 Lewisville, TX 4.2 mi
75007 Carrollton, TX 4.9 mi
75034 Frisco, TX 5.1 mi
75029 Lewisville, TX 5.4 mi
75024 Plano, TX 5.6 mi
75065 Lake Dallas, TX 6.1 mi
75093 Plano, TX 6.3 mi
75287 Dallas, TX 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 75056?

75056 is in The Colony, Texas, in Denton County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0757, -96.9081.

What county is 75056 in?

75056 lies in Denton County.

What time zone is 75056 in?

75056 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 75056?

About 69,628 people live in ZIP code 75056, in 28,020 households, at 2,946.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 75056?

$119,682 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 75056?

The closest are 75010 (3.3 mi), 75036 (4 mi), 75057 (4.2 mi), 75007 (4.9 mi) and 75034 (5.1 mi).

Is 75056 a PO Box ZIP code?

75056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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