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76691

ZIP 76691 is West, Texas, mostly in McLennan County; area code 254; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McLennan +1 more
Metro area
Waco, TX
Population
6,661
Coordinates
31.7699, -97.0982
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Where 76691 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76691
  • 🔢 Type 76691 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGggL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,691 = 53 × 1447. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010101110010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76690 (Walnut Springs, TX, 47 mi away) and 76692 (Whitney, TX, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76691 becomes 19667, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16679, 17966, 61769, 69167, 71966, 76196, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96716 in Hanapepe, HI, 3,862 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯563 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76691 and you would come out at 31.77°S, 82.90°E — 1,381 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 97.6 square miles of land, 76691 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,661This ZIP6,661
Households2,440This ZIP2,440
Housing units2,602This ZIP2,602
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$85,694This ZIP$85,694Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$304,500This ZIP$304,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,064This ZIP$1,064Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density68.3 / sq miThis ZIP68.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments156This ZIP156
Employees1,671This ZIP1,671
Annual payroll$79,245,000This ZIP$79,245,000
Tax returns filed3,150This ZIP3,150
Total adjusted gross income$232,610,000This ZIP$232,610,000

Land area

Land area97.57 sq miThis ZIP97.57 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Counties 76691 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McLennan County 92.7%
Hill County 7.3%

Other place names in 76691

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 76691

ZIPCityDistance
76684 Ross, TX 3.8 mi
76640 Elm Mott, TX 5.3 mi
76654 Leroy, TX 5.8 mi
76621 Abbott, TX 7.2 mi
76622 Aquilla, TX 9.1 mi
76705 Waco, TX 9.9 mi
76676 Penelope, TX 11.0 mi
76624 Axtell, TX 11.3 mi
76708 Waco, TX 12.0 mi
76673 Mount Calm, TX 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76691?

76691 is in West, Texas, in McLennan County, part of the Waco, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.7699, -97.0982.

What county is 76691 in?

76691 spans 2 counties: McLennan County and Hill County. Most of it falls in McLennan 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 76691?

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

What time zone is 76691 in?

76691 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76691?

About 6,661 people live in ZIP code 76691, in 2,440 households, at 68.3 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 76691?

$85,694 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76691?

The closest are 76684 (3.8 mi), 76640 (5.3 mi), 76654 (5.8 mi), 76621 (7.2 mi) and 76622 (9.1 mi).

Is 76691 a PO Box ZIP code?

76691 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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