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76844

ZIP 76844 is Goldthwaite, Texas, mostly in Mills County; area code 325; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mills +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,284
Coordinates
31.4509, -98.5021
☼ Live from 76844 — Goldthwaite, TX

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Where 76844 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76844
  • 🔢 Type 76844 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhBgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,844 = 2 × 2 × 19211. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76842 (Fredonia, TX, 51 mi away) and 76845 (Gouldbusk, TX, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76844 becomes 44867 — and that is a real ZIP code: Republic, OH, 1,091 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44678, 44687, 44867, 46748, 46784, 47468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48467 in Port Austin, MI, 1,210 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯579 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76844 and you would come out at 31.45°S, 81.50°E — 1,368 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 374.8 square miles of land, 76844 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 285 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,284This ZIP3,284
Households1,292This ZIP1,292
Housing units1,942This ZIP1,942
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,032This ZIP$68,032Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$223,800This ZIP$223,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$702This ZIP$702Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density8.8 / sq miThis ZIP8.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments106This ZIP106
Employees736This ZIP736
Annual payroll$29,041,000This ZIP$29,041,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$112,051,000This ZIP$112,051,000

Land area

Land area374.81 sq miThis ZIP374.81 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi

Counties 76844 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mills County 95.4%
Hamilton County 3.2%
Lampasas County 1.4%

Other place names in 76844

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ZIP codes near 76844

ZIPCityDistance
76870 Priddy, TX 10.7 mi
76880 Star, TX 11.0 mi
76853 Lometa, TX 14.8 mi
76565 Pottsville, TX 16.2 mi
76864 Mullin, TX 16.3 mi
76525 Evant, TX 18.9 mi
76452 Energy, TX 22.3 mi
76890 Zephyr, TX 22.9 mi
76531 Hamilton, TX 24.7 mi
76877 San Saba, TX 25.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76844?

76844 is in Goldthwaite, Texas, in Mills County. Its published point location is 31.4509, -98.5021.

What county is 76844 in?

76844 spans 3 counties: Mills County, Hamilton County and Lampasas County. Most of it falls in Mills 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 76844?

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

What time zone is 76844 in?

76844 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76844?

About 3,284 people live in ZIP code 76844, in 1,292 households, at 8.8 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 76844?

$68,032 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76844?

The closest are 76870 (10.7 mi), 76880 (11 mi), 76853 (14.8 mi), 76565 (16.2 mi) and 76864 (16.3 mi).

Is 76844 a PO Box ZIP code?

76844 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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