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76238

ZIP 76238 is Era, Texas, in Cooke County; area code 940; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cooke
Metro area
Gainesville, TX
Population
657
Coordinates
33.4790, -97.3518
☼ Live from 76238 — Era, TX

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Where 76238 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 76238
  • 🔢 Type 76238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,238 = 2 × 38119. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100111001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76234 (Decatur, TX, 17 mi away) and 76239 (Forestburg, TX, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76238 becomes 83267, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23867, 23876, 26378, 27836, 27863, 28367, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83672 in Weiser, ID, 1,290 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯444 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76238 and you would come out at 33.48°S, 82.65°E — 1,268 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 27.8 square miles of land, 76238 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population657This ZIP657
Households242This ZIP242
Housing units260This ZIP260
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$96,667This ZIP$96,667Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$271,900This ZIP$271,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,316This ZIP$1,316Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute40.9 minThis ZIP40.9 min
Population density23.6 / sq miThis ZIP23.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees38This ZIP38
Annual payroll$1,611,000This ZIP$1,611,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$22,326,000This ZIP$22,326,000

Land area

Land area27.82 sq miThis ZIP27.82 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

ZIP codes near 76238

ZIPCityDistance
76263 Rosston, TX 5.2 mi
76267 Slidell, TX 8.0 mi
76246 Greenwood, TX 8.5 mi
76253 Myra, TX 10.3 mi
76266 Sanger, TX 10.8 mi
76250 Lindsay, TX 12.2 mi
76272 Valley View, TX 13.0 mi
76239 Forestburg, TX 13.2 mi
76252 Muenster, TX 13.3 mi
76249 Krum, TX 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76238?

76238 is in Era, Texas, in Cooke County, part of the Gainesville, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4790, -97.3518.

What county is 76238 in?

76238 lies in Cooke County.

What area code is 76238?

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

What time zone is 76238 in?

76238 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76238?

About 657 people live in ZIP code 76238, in 242 households, at 23.6 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 76238?

$96,667 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76238?

The closest are 76263 (5.2 mi), 76267 (8 mi), 76246 (8.5 mi), 76253 (10.3 mi) and 76266 (10.8 mi).

Is 76238 a PO Box ZIP code?

76238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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