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76542

ZIP 76542 is in Killeen, Texas, in Bell County; area code 254; Central time. Killeen has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 76540, 76541, 76543, 76547 and 76549.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bell
Metro area
Killeen-Temple, TX
Population
53,892
Coordinates
30.9894, -97.7027
☼ Live from 76542 — Killeen, TX

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Where 76542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76542
  • 🔢 Type 76542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,542 = 2 × 3 × 12757. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010101011111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76541 (Killeen, TX, 9 mi away) and 76543 (Killeen, TX, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76542 becomes 24567, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24576, 24657, 25647, 25674, 26547, 26574, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56724 in Gatzke, MN, 1,211 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯613 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76542 and you would come out at 30.99°S, 82.30°E — 1,416 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 63.0 square miles of land, 76542 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,892This ZIP53,892
Households19,712This ZIP19,712
Housing units20,903This ZIP20,903
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$74,055This ZIP$74,055Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$244,000This ZIP$244,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,355This ZIP$1,355Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density855.2 / sq miThis ZIP855.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments660This ZIP660
Employees7,004This ZIP7,004
Annual payroll$256,062,000This ZIP$256,062,000
Tax returns filed24,260This ZIP24,260
Total adjusted gross income$1,352,620,000This ZIP$1,352,620,000

Land area

Land area63.02 sq miThis ZIP63.02 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 76542

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ZIP codes near 76542

ZIPCityDistance
76548 Harker Heights, TX 5.8 mi
76571 Salado, TX 6.5 mi
76549 Killeen, TX 8.0 mi
76559 Nolanville, TX 8.3 mi
76541 Killeen, TX 8.8 mi
76540 Killeen, TX 8.9 mi
76547 Killeen, TX 8.9 mi
76543 Killeen, TX 10.0 mi
76527 Florence, TX 11.9 mi
76513 Belton, TX 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76542?

76542 is in Killeen, Texas, in Bell County, part of the Killeen-Temple, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.9894, -97.7027.

What county is 76542 in?

76542 lies in Bell County.

What area code is 76542?

Killeen uses area code 254, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 76542 in?

76542 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76542?

About 53,892 people live in ZIP code 76542, in 19,712 households, at 855.2 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 76542?

$74,055 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76542?

The closest are 76548 (5.8 mi), 76571 (6.5 mi), 76549 (8 mi), 76559 (8.3 mi) and 76541 (8.8 mi).

Is 76542 a PO Box ZIP code?

76542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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