76857
ZIP 76857 is May, Texas, mostly in Brown County; area code 254; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Brown +1 more
- Metro area
- Brownwood, TX
- Population
- 2,024
- Coordinates
- 31.9312, -98.9274
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Where 76857 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 76857 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSBgL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 76,857 = 3 × 11 × 17 × 137. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010110000111001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76856 (Mason, TX, 88 mi away) and 76858 (Melvin, TX, 64 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 76857 becomes 75867, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58776, 65778, 65787, 67578, 67758, 67857, …). The farthest-flung twin is 58776 in Ross, ND, 1,144 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
- 🎯546 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76857 and you would come out at 31.93°S, 81.07°E — 1,328 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
- 📏 At 130.5 square miles of land, 76857 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,024This ZIP2,024 |
|---|---|
| Households | 873This ZIP873 |
| Housing units | 1,615This ZIP1,615 |
| Median age | 44.6This ZIP44.6Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $51,152This ZIP$51,152Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $142,600This ZIP$142,600Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,217This ZIP$1,217Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.9%This ZIP13.9% |
| Mean commute | 20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min |
| Population density | 15.5 / sq miThis ZIP15.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 63This ZIP63 |
| Annual payroll | $1,311,000This ZIP$1,311,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 840This ZIP840 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $63,803,000This ZIP$63,803,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 130.48 sq miThis ZIP130.48 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi |
Counties 76857 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Brown County | 95.9% |
| Comanche County | 4.1% |
Other place names in 76857
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 76857
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
76474 | Sidney, TX | 9.1 mi |
76432 | Blanket, TX | 10.6 mi |
76471 | Rising Star, TX | 12.6 mi |
76803 | Early, TX | 13.1 mi |
76804 | Brownwood, TX | 14.5 mi |
76801 | Brownwood, TX | 15.0 mi |
76802 | Early, TX | 15.0 mi |
76442 | Comanche, TX | 18.6 mi |
76890 | Zephyr, TX | 18.9 mi |
76435 | Carbon, TX | 20.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 76857?
76857 is in May, Texas, in Brown County, part of the Brownwood, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.9312, -98.9274.
What county is 76857 in?
76857 spans 2 counties: Brown County and Comanche 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 76857?
May uses area code 254, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 76857 in?
76857 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 76857?
About 2,024 people live in ZIP code 76857, in 873 households, at 15.5 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 76857?
$51,152 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 76857?
The closest are 76474 (9.1 mi), 76432 (10.6 mi), 76471 (12.6 mi), 76803 (13.1 mi) and 76804 (14.5 mi).
Is 76857 a PO Box ZIP code?
76857 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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