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75976

ZIP 75976 is Wells, Texas, in Cherokee County; area code 936; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee
Metro area
Jacksonville, TX
Population
912
Coordinates
31.5194, -94.9504
☼ Live from 75976 — Wells, TX

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Where 75976 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 75976
  • 🔢 Type 75976 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLGSL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 75,976 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 9497. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 75975 (Timpson, TX, 40 mi away) and 75977 (Wiergate, TX, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 75976 becomes 67957, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (57769, 65779, 67579, 76579, 76597, 76957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96757 in Kualapuu, HI, 3,858 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯609 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 75976 and you would come out at 31.52°S, 85.05°E — 1,452 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 27.4 square miles of land, 75976 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population912This ZIP912
Households362This ZIP362
Housing units448This ZIP448
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,857This ZIP$62,857Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$66,400This ZIP$66,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$510This ZIP$510Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute43.3 minThis ZIP43.3 min
Population density33.3 / sq miThis ZIP33.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees105This ZIP105
Annual payroll$3,139,000This ZIP$3,139,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$19,929,000This ZIP$19,929,000

Land area

Land area27.36 sq miThis ZIP27.36 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 75976

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ZIP codes near 75976

ZIPCityDistance
75969 Pollok, TX 6.3 mi
75925 Alto, TX 9.3 mi
75943 Douglass, TX 10.2 mi
75964 Nacogdoches, TX 12.7 mi
75858 Ratcliff, TX 14.6 mi
75904 Lufkin, TX 14.8 mi
75902 Lufkin, TX 15.6 mi
75903 Lufkin, TX 15.6 mi
75847 Kennard, TX 15.8 mi
75963 Nacogdoches, TX 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 75976?

75976 is in Wells, Texas, in Cherokee County, part of the Jacksonville, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.5194, -94.9504.

What county is 75976 in?

75976 lies in Cherokee County.

What area code is 75976?

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

What time zone is 75976 in?

75976 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 75976?

About 912 people live in ZIP code 75976, in 362 households, at 33.3 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 75976?

$62,857 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 75976?

The closest are 75969 (6.3 mi), 75925 (9.3 mi), 75943 (10.2 mi), 75964 (12.7 mi) and 75858 (14.6 mi).

Is 75976 a PO Box ZIP code?

75976 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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