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76249

ZIP 76249 is Krum, Texas, mostly in Denton County; area code 940; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Denton +1 more
Population
10,637
Coordinates
33.2788, -97.3023
☼ Live from 76249 — Krum, TX

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Where 76249 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76249
  • 🔢 Type 76249 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhZgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 76249 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76248 (Keller, TX, 25 mi away) and 76250 (Lindsay, TX, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76249 becomes 94267 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sacramento, CA, 1,398 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24976, 27946, 27964, 29476, 29647, 46792, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96742 in Kalaupapa, HI, 3,711 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯458 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76249 and you would come out at 33.28°S, 82.70°E — 1,282 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 71.1 square miles of land, 76249 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,637This ZIP10,637
Households3,344This ZIP3,344
Housing units3,486This ZIP3,486
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$120,169This ZIP$120,169Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$356,000This ZIP$356,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,943This ZIP$1,943Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density149.6 / sq miThis ZIP149.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments142This ZIP142
Employees1,130This ZIP1,130
Annual payroll$68,695,000This ZIP$68,695,000
Tax returns filed5,000This ZIP5,000
Total adjusted gross income$420,498,000This ZIP$420,498,000

Land area

Land area71.10 sq miThis ZIP71.10 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Counties 76249 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Denton County 95.5%
Wise County 4.5%

Other place names in 76249

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ZIP codes near 76249

ZIPCityDistance
76259 Ponder, TX 5.6 mi
76207 Denton, TX 8.3 mi
76266 Sanger, TX 8.3 mi
76267 Slidell, TX 8.3 mi
76203 Denton, TX 9.8 mi
76201 Denton, TX 9.9 mi
76206 Denton, TX 11.6 mi
76209 Denton, TX 11.6 mi
76205 Denton, TX 11.6 mi
76202 Denton, TX 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76249?

76249 is in Krum, Texas, in Denton County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2788, -97.3023.

What county is 76249 in?

76249 spans 2 counties: Denton County and Wise County. Most of it falls in Denton 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 76249?

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

What time zone is 76249 in?

76249 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76249?

About 10,637 people live in ZIP code 76249, in 3,344 households, at 149.6 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 76249?

$120,169 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76249?

The closest are 76259 (5.6 mi), 76207 (8.3 mi), 76266 (8.3 mi), 76267 (8.3 mi) and 76203 (9.8 mi).

Is 76249 a PO Box ZIP code?

76249 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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