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76259

ZIP 76259 is Ponder, Texas, mostly in Denton County; area code 940; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Denton +1 more
Population
6,596
Coordinates
33.1987, -97.3120
☼ Live from 76259 — Ponder, TX

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Where 76259 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76259
  • 🔢 Type 76259 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSZgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 76259 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010100111100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76258 (Pilot Point, TX, 25 mi away) and 76261 (Ringgold, TX, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76259 becomes 95267 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stockton, CA, 1,385 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25976, 27569, 27596, 27695, 27956, 27965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96257 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,766 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯463 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76259 and you would come out at 33.20°S, 82.69°E — 1,286 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 51.2 square miles of land, 76259 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,596This ZIP6,596
Households2,302This ZIP2,302
Housing units2,325This ZIP2,325
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$101,845This ZIP$101,845Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$354,100This ZIP$354,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,442This ZIP$1,442Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density128.9 / sq miThis ZIP128.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments116This ZIP116
Employees833This ZIP833
Annual payroll$54,280,000This ZIP$54,280,000
Tax returns filed3,480This ZIP3,480
Total adjusted gross income$320,376,000This ZIP$320,376,000

Land area

Land area51.18 sq miThis ZIP51.18 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Counties 76259 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Denton County 95.9%
Wise County 4.1%

Other place names in 76259

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ZIP codes near 76259

ZIPCityDistance
76249 Krum, TX 5.6 mi
76247 Justin, TX 7.3 mi
76207 Denton, TX 8.0 mi
76203 Denton, TX 9.3 mi
76206 Denton, TX 9.5 mi
76201 Denton, TX 9.7 mi
76226 Argyle, TX 10.1 mi
76205 Denton, TX 10.6 mi
75027 Flower Mound, TX 11.3 mi
76204 Denton, TX 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76259?

76259 is in Ponder, Texas, in Denton County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1987, -97.3120.

What county is 76259 in?

76259 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 76259?

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

What time zone is 76259 in?

76259 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76259?

About 6,596 people live in ZIP code 76259, in 2,302 households, at 128.9 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 76259?

$101,845 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76259?

The closest are 76249 (5.6 mi), 76247 (7.3 mi), 76207 (8 mi), 76203 (9.3 mi) and 76206 (9.5 mi).

Is 76259 a PO Box ZIP code?

76259 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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