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75839

ZIP 75839 is Elkhart, Texas, mostly in Anderson County; area code 903; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Anderson +1 more
Metro area
Palestine, TX
Population
6,796
Coordinates
31.6180, -95.5590
☼ Live from 75839 — Elkhart, TX

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Where 75839 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 75839
  • 🔢 Type 75839 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEBSL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 75,839 = 181 × 419. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 75838 (Donie, TX, 41 mi away) and 75840 (Fairfield, TX, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 75839 becomes 93857, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35897, 35978, 35987, 38579, 38759, 38957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98357 in Neah Bay, WA, 1,905 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯592 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 75839 and you would come out at 31.62°S, 84.44°E — 1,430 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 169.8 square miles of land, 75839 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 129 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,796This ZIP6,796
Households2,253This ZIP2,253
Housing units2,570This ZIP2,570
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$67,404This ZIP$67,404Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$165,800This ZIP$165,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,216This ZIP$1,216Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density40.0 / sq miThis ZIP40.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees331This ZIP331
Annual payroll$13,477,000This ZIP$13,477,000
Tax returns filed2,220This ZIP2,220
Total adjusted gross income$138,483,000This ZIP$138,483,000

Land area

Land area169.83 sq miThis ZIP169.83 sq mi
Water area1.53 sq miThis ZIP1.53 sq mi

Counties 75839 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Anderson County 96.2%
Houston County 3.8%

Other place names in 75839

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ZIP codes near 75839

ZIPCityDistance
75801 Palestine, TX 8.6 mi
75844 Grapeland, TX 10.3 mi
75802 Palestine, TX 10.8 mi
75882 Palestine, TX 13.6 mi
75849 Latexo, TX 16.1 mi
75779 Neches, TX 17.5 mi
75855 Oakwood, TX 18.4 mi
75803 Palestine, TX 19.6 mi
75772 Maydelle, TX 19.8 mi
75880 Tennessee Colony, TX 22.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 75839?

75839 is in Elkhart, Texas, in Anderson County, part of the Palestine, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.6180, -95.5590.

What county is 75839 in?

75839 spans 2 counties: Anderson County and Houston County. Most of it falls in Anderson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 75839?

Elkhart uses area code 903, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 75839 in?

75839 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 75839?

About 6,796 people live in ZIP code 75839, in 2,253 households, at 40.0 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 75839?

$67,404 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 75839?

The closest are 75801 (8.6 mi), 75844 (10.3 mi), 75802 (10.8 mi), 75882 (13.6 mi) and 75849 (16.1 mi).

Is 75839 a PO Box ZIP code?

75839 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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