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75973

ZIP 75973 is Shelbyville, Texas, in Shelby County; area code 936; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby
Metro area
none
Population
2,453
Coordinates
31.7113, -93.9429
☼ Live from 75973 — Shelbyville, TX

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Where 75973 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 75973
  • 🔢 Type 75973 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELGSL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 75,973 = 17 × 41 × 109. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100011000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 75972 (San Augustine, TX, 18 mi away) and 75974 (Tenaha, TX, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 75973 becomes 37957, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (39577, 53779, 57379, 57793, 73759, 75379, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97357 in Logsden, OR, 1,840 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 66%.
  • 🎯618 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 75973 and you would come out at 31.71°S, 86.06°E — 1,469 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 176.7 square miles of land, 75973 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 134 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,453This ZIP2,453
Households1,125This ZIP1,125
Housing units1,554This ZIP1,554
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$67,023This ZIP$67,023Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$130,800This ZIP$130,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,024This ZIP$1,024Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute40.9 minThis ZIP40.9 min
Population density13.9 / sq miThis ZIP13.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees124This ZIP124
Annual payroll$5,467,000This ZIP$5,467,000
Tax returns filed1,030This ZIP1,030
Total adjusted gross income$60,410,000This ZIP$60,410,000

Land area

Land area176.74 sq miThis ZIP176.74 sq mi
Water area22.75 sq miThis ZIP22.75 sq mi

Other place names in 75973

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ZIP codes near 75973

ZIPCityDistance
71462 Noble, LA 12.5 mi
71419 Converse, LA 13.9 mi
75954 Joaquin, TX 14.7 mi
75959 Milam, TX 15.0 mi
75935 Center, TX 15.1 mi
71486 Zwolle, LA 17.7 mi
75972 San Augustine, TX 17.9 mi
71049 Logansport, LA 21.0 mi
75974 Tenaha, TX 24.4 mi
71406 Belmont, LA 25.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 75973?

75973 is in Shelbyville, Texas, in Shelby County. Its published point location is 31.7113, -93.9429.

What county is 75973 in?

75973 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 75973?

Shelbyville uses area code 936, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 75973 in?

75973 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 75973?

About 2,453 people live in ZIP code 75973, in 1,125 households, at 13.9 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 75973?

$67,023 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 75973?

The closest are 71462 (12.5 mi), 71419 (13.9 mi), 75954 (14.7 mi), 75959 (15 mi) and 75935 (15.1 mi).

Is 75973 a PO Box ZIP code?

75973 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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