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76209

ZIP 76209 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
27,982
Coordinates
33.2315, -97.1100
☼ Live from 76209 — Denton, TX

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Where 76209 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76209
  • 🔢 Type 76209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,209 = 3 × 7 × 19 × 191. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76208 (Denton, TX, 4 mi away) and 76210 (Denton, TX, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76209 becomes 90267 — and that is a real ZIP code: Manhattan Beach, CA, 1,219 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02769, 06279, 06792, 06927, 07926, 07962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09762 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,781 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯463 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76209 and you would come out at 33.23°S, 82.89°E — 1,289 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 6.7 square miles of land, 76209 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,982This ZIP27,982
Households10,649This ZIP10,649
Housing units11,417This ZIP11,417
Median age32.1This ZIP32.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$75,069This ZIP$75,069Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$274,300This ZIP$274,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,444This ZIP$1,444Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.9%This ZIP37.9%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density4,205.3 / sq miThis ZIP4,205.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments227This ZIP227
Employees1,985This ZIP1,985
Annual payroll$92,183,000This ZIP$92,183,000
Tax returns filed12,880This ZIP12,880
Total adjusted gross income$713,117,000This ZIP$713,117,000

Land area

Land area6.65 sq miThis ZIP6.65 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 76209

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

ZIP codes near 76209

ZIPCityDistance
76202 Denton, TX 0.4 mi
75027 Flower Mound, TX 1.7 mi
76204 Denton, TX 1.7 mi
76201 Denton, TX 2.2 mi
76203 Denton, TX 2.8 mi
76205 Denton, TX 2.9 mi
76208 Denton, TX 3.5 mi
76207 Denton, TX 3.9 mi
76206 Denton, TX 4.9 mi
76210 Denton, TX 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76209?

76209 is in Denton, Texas, in Denton County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2315, -97.1100.

What county is 76209 in?

76209 lies in Denton County.

What area code is 76209?

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

What time zone is 76209 in?

76209 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76209?

About 27,982 people live in ZIP code 76209, in 10,649 households, at 4,205.3 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 76209?

$75,069 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76209?

The closest are 76202 (0.4 mi), 75027 (1.7 mi), 76204 (1.7 mi), 76201 (2.2 mi) and 76203 (2.8 mi).

Is 76209 a PO Box ZIP code?

76209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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