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76853

ZIP 76853 is Lometa, Texas, mostly in Lampasas County; area codes 512 and 737; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lampasas +2 more
Metro area
Killeen-Temple, TX
Population
1,618
Coordinates
31.2676, -98.3718
☼ Live from 76853 — Lometa, TX

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Where 76853 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76853
  • 🔢 Type 76853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,853 = 7 × 10979. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110000110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76852 (Lohn, TX, 64 mi away) and 76854 (London, TX, 84 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76853 becomes 35867, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35768, 36578, 36587, 36758, 36785, 36875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83657 in Ola, ID, 1,322 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯592 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76853 and you would come out at 31.27°S, 81.63°E — 1,383 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 282.4 square miles of land, 76853 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 214 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,618This ZIP1,618
Households516This ZIP516
Housing units753This ZIP753
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$71,500This ZIP$71,500Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$245,500This ZIP$245,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$700This ZIP$700Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%This ZIP29.2%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density5.7 / sq miThis ZIP5.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees184This ZIP184
Annual payroll$6,146,000This ZIP$6,146,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$58,143,000This ZIP$58,143,000

Land area

Land area282.44 sq miThis ZIP282.44 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Counties 76853 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lampasas County 87.7%
Mills County 11.6%
San Saba County 0.7%

Other place names in 76853

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

ZIP codes near 76853

ZIPCityDistance
76880 Star, TX 12.7 mi
76550 Lampasas, TX 13.2 mi
76844 Goldthwaite, TX 14.8 mi
76525 Evant, TX 18.1 mi
76824 Bend, TX 23.5 mi
76522 Copperas Cove, TX 24.1 mi
76877 San Saba, TX 24.4 mi
76870 Priddy, TX 25.1 mi
76539 Kempner, TX 25.4 mi
76565 Pottsville, TX 26.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76853?

76853 is in Lometa, Texas, in Lampasas County, part of the Killeen-Temple, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2676, -98.3718.

What county is 76853 in?

76853 spans 3 counties: Lampasas County, Mills County and San Saba County. Most of it falls in Lampasas 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 76853?

Lometa uses area codes 512 and 737, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 76853 in?

76853 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76853?

About 1,618 people live in ZIP code 76853, in 516 households, at 5.7 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 76853?

$71,500 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76853?

The closest are 76880 (12.7 mi), 76550 (13.2 mi), 76844 (14.8 mi), 76525 (18.1 mi) and 76824 (23.5 mi).

Is 76853 a PO Box ZIP code?

76853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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