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76239

ZIP 76239 is Forestburg, Texas, mostly in Montague County; area code 940; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montague +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,341
Coordinates
33.5122, -97.5766
☼ Live from 76239 — Forestburg, TX

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Where 76239 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76239
  • 🔢 Type 76239 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEZgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,239 = 3 × 3 × 43 × 197. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100111001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76238 (Era, TX, 13 mi away) and 76240 (Gainesville, TX, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76239 becomes 93267 — and that is a real ZIP code: Strathmore, CA, 1,230 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23967, 23976, 26739, 27936, 29376, 29673, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96372 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,345 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯440 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76239 and you would come out at 33.51°S, 82.42°E — 1,260 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 122.2 square miles of land, 76239 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,341This ZIP1,341
Households566This ZIP566
Housing units680This ZIP680
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$76,250This ZIP$76,250Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$228,200This ZIP$228,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$849This ZIP$849Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute36.4 minThis ZIP36.4 min
Population density11.0 / sq miThis ZIP11.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees42This ZIP42
Annual payroll$1,475,000This ZIP$1,475,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$47,604,000This ZIP$47,604,000

Land area

Land area122.24 sq miThis ZIP122.24 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Counties 76239 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montague County 88.0%
Cooke County 11.9%

ZIP codes near 76239

ZIPCityDistance
76263 Rosston, TX 8.0 mi
76246 Greenwood, TX 9.5 mi
76225 Alvord, TX 10.9 mi
76270 Sunset, TX 11.1 mi
76251 Montague, TX 11.9 mi
76238 Era, TX 13.2 mi
76267 Slidell, TX 14.3 mi
76265 Saint Jo, TX 14.5 mi
76252 Muenster, TX 15.8 mi
76234 Decatur, TX 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76239?

76239 is in Forestburg, Texas, in Montague County. Its published point location is 33.5122, -97.5766.

What county is 76239 in?

76239 spans 2 counties: Montague County and Cooke County. Most of it falls in Montague 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 76239?

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

What time zone is 76239 in?

76239 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76239?

About 1,341 people live in ZIP code 76239, in 566 households, at 11.0 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 76239?

$76,250 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76239?

The closest are 76263 (8 mi), 76246 (9.5 mi), 76225 (10.9 mi), 76270 (11.1 mi) and 76251 (11.9 mi).

Is 76239 a PO Box ZIP code?

76239 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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