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75421

ZIP 75421 is Brookston, Texas, in Lamar County; area codes 903 and 430; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lamar
Metro area
Paris, TX
Population
850
Coordinates
33.6614, -95.7312
☼ Live from 75421 — Brookston, TX

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Where 75421 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 75421
  • 🔢 Type 75421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhSL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 75,421 = 199 × 379. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010011010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 75420 (Brashear, TX, 41 mi away) and 75422 (Campbell, TX, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 75421 becomes 12457 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Tremper, NY, 1,302 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12457, 12475, 12547, 12574, 12745, 12754, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12574 in Rhinecliff, NY, 1,314 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯454 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 75421 and you would come out at 33.66°S, 84.27°E — 1,300 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 53.6 square miles of land, 75421 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population850This ZIP850
Households277This ZIP277
Housing units366This ZIP366
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$75,197This ZIP$75,197Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$158,600This ZIP$158,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$880This ZIP$880Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute15.7 minThis ZIP15.7 min
Population density15.9 / sq miThis ZIP15.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees773This ZIP773
Annual payroll$47,380,000This ZIP$47,380,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$31,757,000This ZIP$31,757,000

Land area

Land area53.61 sq miThis ZIP53.61 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 75421

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ZIP codes near 75421

ZIPCityDistance
75486 Sumner, TX 5.8 mi
75470 Petty, TX 6.6 mi
75460 Paris, TX 7.3 mi
75477 Roxton, TX 9.1 mi
75461 Paris, TX 10.1 mi
75446 Honey Grove, TX 10.2 mi
75462 Paris, TX 14.0 mi
75415 Ben Franklin, TX 14.2 mi
75411 Arthur City, TX 15.3 mi
75492 Windom, TX 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 75421?

75421 is in Brookston, Texas, in Lamar County, part of the Paris, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6614, -95.7312.

What county is 75421 in?

75421 lies in Lamar County.

What area code is 75421?

Brookston uses area codes 903 and 430, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 75421 in?

75421 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 75421?

About 850 people live in ZIP code 75421, in 277 households, at 15.9 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 75421?

$75,197 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 75421?

The closest are 75486 (5.8 mi), 75470 (6.6 mi), 75460 (7.3 mi), 75477 (9.1 mi) and 75461 (10.1 mi).

Is 75421 a PO Box ZIP code?

75421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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