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76205

ZIP 76205 is in Denton, Texas, in Denton County; area code 940; Central time. Denton has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Denton
Population
18,978
Coordinates
33.1926, -97.1293
☼ Live from 76205 — Denton, TX

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Where 76205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76205
  • 🔢 Type 76205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,205 = 5 × 15241. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100110101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76204 (Denton, TX, 1 mi away) and 76206 (Denton, TX, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76205 becomes 50267, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02657 in Provincetown, MA, 1,587 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯465 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76205 and you would come out at 33.19°S, 82.87°E — 1,291 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 8.3 square miles of land, 76205 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,978This ZIP18,978
Households7,368This ZIP7,368
Housing units7,991This ZIP7,991
Median age31.0This ZIP31.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,600This ZIP$68,600Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$335,600This ZIP$335,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,423This ZIP$1,423Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%This ZIP41.4%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density2,283.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,283.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments701This ZIP701
Employees10,971This ZIP10,971
Annual payroll$497,558,000This ZIP$497,558,000
Tax returns filed8,410This ZIP8,410
Total adjusted gross income$586,176,000This ZIP$586,176,000

Land area

Land area8.31 sq miThis ZIP8.31 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 76205

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 76205

ZIPCityDistance
75027 Flower Mound, TX 1.3 mi
76204 Denton, TX 1.3 mi
76203 Denton, TX 1.9 mi
76206 Denton, TX 2.0 mi
76201 Denton, TX 2.2 mi
76202 Denton, TX 2.6 mi
76209 Denton, TX 2.9 mi
76207 Denton, TX 3.4 mi
76210 Denton, TX 3.5 mi
76208 Denton, TX 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76205?

76205 is in Denton, Texas, in Denton County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1926, -97.1293.

What county is 76205 in?

76205 lies in Denton County.

What area code is 76205?

Denton uses area code 940, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 76205 in?

76205 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76205?

About 18,978 people live in ZIP code 76205, in 7,368 households, at 2,283.5 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 76205?

$68,600 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76205?

The closest are 75027 (1.3 mi), 76204 (1.3 mi), 76203 (1.9 mi), 76206 (2 mi) and 76201 (2.2 mi).

Is 76205 a PO Box ZIP code?

76205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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