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76426

ZIP 76426 is Bridgeport, Texas, mostly in Wise County; area code 940; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wise +1 more
Population
11,632
Coordinates
33.1601, -97.8400
☼ Live from 76426 — Bridgeport, TX

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Where 76426 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76426
  • 🔢 Type 76426 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZhgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,426 = 2 × 7 × 53 × 103. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010101010001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76424 (Breckenridge, TX, 66 mi away) and 76427 (Bryson, TX, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76426 becomes 62467 — and that is a real ZIP code: Teutopolis, IL, 667 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26764, 62467, 62476, 62674, 62764, 64672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26764 in Terra Alta, WV, 1,104 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯463 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76426 and you would come out at 33.16°S, 82.16°E — 1,275 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 131.0 square miles of land, 76426 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,632This ZIP11,632
Households3,820This ZIP3,820
Housing units4,365This ZIP4,365
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$92,130This ZIP$92,130Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$268,900This ZIP$268,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,349This ZIP$1,349Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%This ZIP23.9%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density88.8 / sq miThis ZIP88.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments327This ZIP327
Employees4,431This ZIP4,431
Annual payroll$241,711,000This ZIP$241,711,000
Tax returns filed5,230This ZIP5,230
Total adjusted gross income$414,205,000This ZIP$414,205,000

Land area

Land area130.96 sq miThis ZIP130.96 sq mi
Water area6.10 sq miThis ZIP6.10 sq mi

Counties 76426 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wise County 87.5%
Jack County 12.6%

Other place names in 76426

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ZIP codes near 76426

ZIPCityDistance
76073 Paradise, TX 8.2 mi
76431 Chico, TX 10.0 mi
76487 Poolville, TX 13.5 mi
76082 Springtown, TX 14.5 mi
76486 Perrin, TX 15.9 mi
76023 Boyd, TX 16.3 mi
76225 Alvord, TX 17.8 mi
76490 Whitt, TX 18.1 mi
76485 Peaster, TX 20.0 mi
76234 Decatur, TX 20.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76426?

76426 is in Bridgeport, Texas, in Wise County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1601, -97.8400.

What county is 76426 in?

76426 spans 2 counties: Wise County and Jack 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 76426?

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

What time zone is 76426 in?

76426 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76426?

About 11,632 people live in ZIP code 76426, in 3,820 households, at 88.8 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 76426?

$92,130 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76426?

The closest are 76073 (8.2 mi), 76431 (10 mi), 76487 (13.5 mi), 76082 (14.5 mi) and 76486 (15.9 mi).

Is 76426 a PO Box ZIP code?

76426 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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