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76179

ZIP 76179 is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County; area codes 817 and 682; Central time. Fort Worth has 56 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tarrant
Population
80,090
Coordinates
32.9099, -97.4343
☼ Live from 76179 — Fort Worth, TX

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Where 76179 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76179
  • 🔢 Type 76179 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLIgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,179 = 3 × 67 × 379. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100110010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76177 (Fort Worth, TX, 9 mi away) and 76180 (North Richland Hills, TX, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76179 becomes 97167, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17769, 17967, 17976, 76197, 77619, 77961, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96717 in Hauula, HI, 3,747 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯482 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76179 and you would come out at 32.91°S, 82.57°E — 1,301 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 51.9 square miles of land, 76179 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population80,090This ZIP80,090
Households26,504This ZIP26,504
Housing units27,437This ZIP27,437
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$107,428This ZIP$107,428Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$330,300This ZIP$330,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,861This ZIP$1,861Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density1,544.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,544.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments894This ZIP894
Employees12,820This ZIP12,820
Annual payroll$749,507,000This ZIP$749,507,000
Tax returns filed35,050This ZIP35,050
Total adjusted gross income$3,076,382,000This ZIP$3,076,382,000

Land area

Land area51.86 sq miThis ZIP51.86 sq mi
Water area6.61 sq miThis ZIP6.61 sq mi

Other place names in 76179

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ZIP codes near 76179

ZIPCityDistance
76131 Fort Worth, TX 5.5 mi
76135 Fort Worth, TX 5.5 mi
76052 Haslet, TX 6.0 mi
76071 Newark, TX 7.4 mi
76020 Azle, TX 7.4 mi
76098 Azle, TX 7.6 mi
76106 Fort Worth, TX 7.8 mi
76177 Fort Worth, TX 8.5 mi
76137 Fort Worth, TX 9.0 mi
76127 Naval Air Station Jrb, TX 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76179?

76179 is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9099, -97.4343.

What county is 76179 in?

76179 lies in Tarrant County.

What area code is 76179?

Fort Worth uses area codes 817 and 682, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 76179 in?

76179 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76179?

About 80,090 people live in ZIP code 76179, in 26,504 households, at 1,544.3 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 76179?

$107,428 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76179?

The closest are 76131 (5.5 mi), 76135 (5.5 mi), 76052 (6 mi), 76071 (7.4 mi) and 76020 (7.4 mi).

Is 76179 a PO Box ZIP code?

76179 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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