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76861

ZIP 76861 is Miles, Texas, mostly in Tom Green County; area code 325; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tom Green +1 more
Metro area
San Angelo, TX
Population
2,177
Coordinates
31.5956, -100.2016
☼ Live from 76861 — Miles, TX

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Where 76861 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76861
  • 🔢 Type 76861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,861 = 101 × 761. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110000111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76859 (Menard, TX, 53 mi away) and 76862 (Millersview, TX, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76861 becomes 16867, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16678, 16876, 17866, 18766, 61876, 66781, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18766 in Wilkes Barre, PA, 1,500 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯576 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76861 and you would come out at 31.60°S, 79.80°E — 1,323 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 05m.
  • 📏 At 172.2 square miles of land, 76861 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,177This ZIP2,177
Households714This ZIP714
Housing units812This ZIP812
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$85,714This ZIP$85,714Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$218,200This ZIP$218,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$866This ZIP$866Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%This ZIP23.9%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density12.6 / sq miThis ZIP12.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees161This ZIP161
Annual payroll$8,689,000This ZIP$8,689,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$84,001,000This ZIP$84,001,000

Land area

Land area172.23 sq miThis ZIP172.23 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 76861 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tom Green County 60.0%
Runnels County 40.0%

Other place names in 76861

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

ZIP codes near 76861

ZIPCityDistance
76855 Lowake, TX 7.7 mi
76886 Veribest, TX 8.9 mi
76905 San Angelo, TX 9.4 mi
76875 Rowena, TX 11.0 mi
76953 Tennyson, TX 11.5 mi
76940 Mereta, TX 11.8 mi
76937 Eola, TX 14.4 mi
76903 San Angelo, TX 16.0 mi
76908 Goodfellow Afb, TX 16.4 mi
76906 San Angelo, TX 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76861?

76861 is in Miles, Texas, in Tom Green County, part of the San Angelo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.5956, -100.2016.

What county is 76861 in?

76861 spans 2 counties: Tom Green County and Runnels County. Most of it falls in Tom Green 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 76861?

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

What time zone is 76861 in?

76861 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76861?

About 2,177 people live in ZIP code 76861, in 714 households, at 12.6 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 76861?

$85,714 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76861?

The closest are 76855 (7.7 mi), 76886 (8.9 mi), 76905 (9.4 mi), 76875 (11 mi) and 76953 (11.5 mi).

Is 76861 a PO Box ZIP code?

76861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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