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76431

ZIP 76431 is Chico, Texas, mostly in Wise County; area code 940; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wise +1 more
Population
4,494
Coordinates
33.3028, -97.8684
☼ Live from 76431 — Chico, TX

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Where 76431 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76431
  • 🔢 Type 76431 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEhgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,431 = 3 × 73 × 349. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010101010001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76430 (Albany, TX, 86 mi away) and 76432 (Blanket, TX, 114 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76431 becomes 13467, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13476, 13647, 13674, 13746, 14736, 16347, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13647 in Hannawa Falls, NY, 1,448 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯453 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76431 and you would come out at 33.30°S, 82.13°E — 1,266 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 120.5 square miles of land, 76431 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,494This ZIP4,494
Households1,557This ZIP1,557
Housing units1,739This ZIP1,739
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$86,875This ZIP$86,875Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$194,700This ZIP$194,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,308This ZIP$1,308Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density37.3 / sq miThis ZIP37.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees663This ZIP663
Annual payroll$55,848,000This ZIP$55,848,000
Tax returns filed1,670This ZIP1,670
Total adjusted gross income$125,579,000This ZIP$125,579,000

Land area

Land area120.50 sq miThis ZIP120.50 sq mi
Water area10.20 sq miThis ZIP10.20 sq mi

Counties 76431 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wise County 74.5%
Jack County 25.5%

Other place names in 76431

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ZIP codes near 76431

ZIPCityDistance
76426 Bridgeport, TX 10.0 mi
76225 Alvord, TX 12.6 mi
76270 Sunset, TX 12.7 mi
76230 Bowie, TX 15.7 mi
76073 Paradise, TX 16.7 mi
76458 Jacksboro, TX 19.6 mi
76234 Decatur, TX 20.5 mi
76239 Forestburg, TX 22.2 mi
76486 Perrin, TX 22.6 mi
76487 Poolville, TX 22.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76431?

76431 is in Chico, Texas, in Wise County, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3028, -97.8684.

What county is 76431 in?

76431 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 76431?

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

What time zone is 76431 in?

76431 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76431?

About 4,494 people live in ZIP code 76431, in 1,557 households, at 37.3 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 76431?

$86,875 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76431?

The closest are 76426 (10 mi), 76225 (12.6 mi), 76270 (12.7 mi), 76230 (15.7 mi) and 76073 (16.7 mi).

Is 76431 a PO Box ZIP code?

76431 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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