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76827

ZIP 76827 is Brookesmith, Texas, mostly in Brown County; area code 325; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brown +1 more
Metro area
Brownwood, TX
Population
731
Coordinates
31.5272, -99.1366
☼ Live from 76827 — Brookesmith, TX

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Where 76827 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76827
  • 🔢 Type 76827 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZBgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,827 = 3 × 25609. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110000011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76825 (Brady, TX, 33 mi away) and 76828 (Burkett, TX, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76827 becomes 72867, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27867, 27876, 28677, 28776, 62877, 67278, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27867 in Potecasi, NC, 1,296 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯574 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76827 and you would come out at 31.53°S, 80.86°E — 1,349 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 81.8 square miles of land, 76827 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population731This ZIP731
Households310This ZIP310
Housing units361This ZIP361
Median age53.1This ZIP53.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median home value$185,500This ZIP$185,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$763This ZIP$763Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.7%This ZIP9.7%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density8.9 / sq miThis ZIP8.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$14,920,000This ZIP$14,920,000

Land area

Land area81.78 sq miThis ZIP81.78 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Counties 76827 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Brown County 93.1%
Coleman County 6.9%

ZIP codes near 76827

ZIPCityDistance
76823 Bangs, TX 11.2 mi
76878 Santa Anna, TX 12.9 mi
76872 Rochelle, TX 13.2 mi
76873 Rockwood, TX 13.8 mi
76801 Brownwood, TX 15.7 mi
76804 Brownwood, TX 17.3 mi
76803 Early, TX 18.6 mi
76802 Early, TX 19.3 mi
76871 Richland Springs, TX 19.9 mi
76845 Gouldbusk, TX 20.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76827?

76827 is in Brookesmith, Texas, in Brown County, part of the Brownwood, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.5272, -99.1366.

What county is 76827 in?

76827 spans 2 counties: Brown County and Coleman County. Most of it falls in Brown 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 76827?

Brookesmith uses area code 325, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 76827 in?

76827 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76827?

About 731 people live in ZIP code 76827, in 310 households, at 8.9 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 76827?

The closest are 76823 (11.2 mi), 76878 (12.9 mi), 76872 (13.2 mi), 76873 (13.8 mi) and 76801 (15.7 mi).

Is 76827 a PO Box ZIP code?

76827 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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