76597
ZIP 76597 is in Gatesville, Texas, in Coryell County; area code 254; Central time. Gatesville has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 76528, 76596, 76598 and 76599.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Coryell
- Metro area
- Killeen-Temple, TX
- Population
- 3,005
- Coordinates
- 31.4845, -97.7098
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Where 76597 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 76597 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGSgL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 76597 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010101100110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76596 (Gatesville, TX, 1 mi away) and 76598 (Gatesville, TX, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 76597 becomes 79567 — and that is a real ZIP code: Winters, TX, 138 miles away.
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (57769, 65779, 67579, 75976, 76579, 76957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96757 in Kualapuu, HI, 3,696 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
- 🎯579 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76597 and you would come out at 31.48°S, 82.29°E — 1,384 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
- 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 76597 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,005This ZIP3,005 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 40.5This ZIP40.5Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.5%This ZIP4.5% |
| Population density | 2,249.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,249.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.34 sq miThis ZIP1.34 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 76597
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 76597
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
76596 | Gatesville, TX | 1.2 mi |
76598 | Gatesville, TX | 1.6 mi |
76599 | Gatesville, TX | 2.2 mi |
76528 | Gatesville, TX | 4.9 mi |
76558 | Mound, TX | 10.0 mi |
76561 | Oglesby, TX | 10.6 mi |
76544 | Fort Hood, TX | 10.7 mi |
76526 | Flat, TX | 15.1 mi |
76538 | Jonesboro, TX | 16.0 mi |
76638 | Crawford, TX | 16.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 76597?
76597 is in Gatesville, Texas, in Coryell County, part of the Killeen-Temple, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.4845, -97.7098.
What county is 76597 in?
76597 lies in Coryell County.
What area code is 76597?
Gatesville uses area code 254, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 76597 in?
76597 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 76597?
About 3,005 people live in ZIP code 76597, at 2,249.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 76597?
The closest are 76596 (1.2 mi), 76598 (1.6 mi), 76599 (2.2 mi), 76528 (4.9 mi) and 76558 (10 mi).
Is 76597 a PO Box ZIP code?
76597 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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