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76234

ZIP 76234 is Decatur, Texas, mostly in Wise County; area code 940; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wise +2 more
Population
21,418
Coordinates
33.2763, -97.5142
☼ Live from 76234 — Decatur, TX

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Where 76234 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76234
  • 🔢 Type 76234 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEZgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,234 = 2 × 47 × 811. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100111001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76233 (Collinsville, TX, 40 mi away) and 76238 (Era, TX, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76234 becomes 43267, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23467, 24637, 24736, 26347, 26374, 26437, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23467 in Virginia Beach, VA, 1,238 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯457 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76234 and you would come out at 33.28°S, 82.49°E — 1,276 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 314.0 square miles of land, 76234 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 238 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,418This ZIP21,418
Households7,544This ZIP7,544
Housing units8,306This ZIP8,306
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$93,727This ZIP$93,727Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$344,700This ZIP$344,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,225This ZIP$1,225Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%This ZIP23.3%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density68.2 / sq miThis ZIP68.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments665This ZIP665
Employees9,205This ZIP9,205
Annual payroll$497,259,000This ZIP$497,259,000
Tax returns filed9,630This ZIP9,630
Total adjusted gross income$912,532,000This ZIP$912,532,000

Land area

Land area314.05 sq miThis ZIP314.05 sq mi
Water area0.94 sq miThis ZIP0.94 sq mi

Counties 76234 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wise County 92.0%
Cooke County 5.9%
Denton County 2.2%

Other place names in 76234

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ZIP codes near 76234

ZIPCityDistance
76267 Slidell, TX 9.3 mi
76246 Greenwood, TX 9.4 mi
76225 Alvord, TX 11.1 mi
76249 Krum, TX 12.2 mi
76259 Ponder, TX 12.9 mi
76078 Rhome, TX 13.0 mi
76263 Rosston, TX 16.4 mi
76247 Justin, TX 16.5 mi
76239 Forestburg, TX 16.7 mi
76238 Era, TX 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76234?

76234 is in Decatur, Texas, in Wise County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2763, -97.5142.

What county is 76234 in?

76234 spans 3 counties: Wise County, Cooke County and Denton County. Most of it falls in Wise County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 76234?

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

What time zone is 76234 in?

76234 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76234?

About 21,418 people live in ZIP code 76234, in 7,544 households, at 68.2 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 76234?

$93,727 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76234?

The closest are 76267 (9.3 mi), 76246 (9.4 mi), 76225 (11.1 mi), 76249 (12.2 mi) and 76259 (12.9 mi).

Is 76234 a PO Box ZIP code?

76234 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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