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76638

ZIP 76638 is Crawford, Texas, in McLennan County; area code 254; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McLennan
Metro area
Waco, TX
Population
3,671
Coordinates
31.5584, -97.4445
☼ Live from 76638 — Crawford, TX

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Where 76638 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76638
  • 🔢 Type 76638 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEggL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,638 = 2 × 3 × 53 × 241. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010101101011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76637 (Cranfills Gap, TX, 24 mi away) and 76639 (Dawson, TX, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76638 becomes 83667, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36768, 36786, 36867, 37686, 37866, 38676, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83676 in Wilder, ID, 1,348 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯575 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76638 and you would come out at 31.56°S, 82.56°E — 1,386 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 05m.
  • 📏 At 71.7 square miles of land, 76638 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,671This ZIP3,671
Households1,185This ZIP1,185
Housing units1,260This ZIP1,260
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$129,917This ZIP$129,917Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$440,900This ZIP$440,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,083This ZIP$1,083Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%This ZIP38.7%
Mean commute39.0 minThis ZIP39.0 min
Population density51.2 / sq miThis ZIP51.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees410This ZIP410
Annual payroll$21,980,000This ZIP$21,980,000
Tax returns filed1,440This ZIP1,440
Total adjusted gross income$169,741,000This ZIP$169,741,000

Land area

Land area71.73 sq miThis ZIP71.73 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 76638

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ZIP codes near 76638

ZIPCityDistance
76689 Valley Mills, TX 8.0 mi
76657 Mc Gregor, TX 8.7 mi
76561 Oglesby, TX 10.7 mi
76712 Woodway, TX 11.0 mi
76633 China Spring, TX 11.6 mi
76703 Waco, TX 14.2 mi
76714 Waco, TX 14.2 mi
76715 Waco, TX 14.2 mi
76716 Waco, TX 14.2 mi
76797 Waco, TX 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76638?

76638 is in Crawford, Texas, in McLennan County, part of the Waco, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.5584, -97.4445.

What county is 76638 in?

76638 lies in McLennan County.

What area code is 76638?

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

What time zone is 76638 in?

76638 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76638?

About 3,671 people live in ZIP code 76638, in 1,185 households, at 51.2 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 76638?

$129,917 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76638?

The closest are 76689 (8 mi), 76657 (8.7 mi), 76561 (10.7 mi), 76712 (11 mi) and 76633 (11.6 mi).

Is 76638 a PO Box ZIP code?

76638 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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