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76940

ZIP 76940 is Mereta, Texas, in Tom Green County; area code 325; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tom Green
Metro area
San Angelo, TX
Population
71
Coordinates
31.4368, -100.1269
☼ Live from 76940 — Mereta, TX

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Where 76940 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76940
  • 🔢 Type 76940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 3847. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76939 (Knickerbocker, TX, 30 mi away) and 76941 (Mertzon, TX, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76940 becomes 04967 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pittsfield, ME, 1,890 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04679, 04769, 04967, 04976, 06479, 06749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96407 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,236 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯586 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76940 and you would come out at 31.44°S, 79.87°E — 1,335 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 8.8 square miles of land, 76940 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population71This ZIP71
Households19This ZIP19
Housing units35This ZIP35
Median age68.2This ZIP68.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher91.5%This ZIP91.5%
Population density8.1 / sq miThis ZIP8.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area8.77 sq miThis ZIP8.77 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 76940

ZIPCityDistance
76937 Eola, TX 3.4 mi
76886 Veribest, TX 8.3 mi
76855 Lowake, TX 9.4 mi
76955 Vancourt, TX 9.5 mi
76957 Wall, TX 11.4 mi
76866 Paint Rock, TX 11.7 mi
76861 Miles, TX 11.8 mi
76905 San Angelo, TX 12.0 mi
76875 Rowena, TX 13.1 mi
76908 Goodfellow Afb, TX 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76940?

76940 is in Mereta, Texas, in Tom Green County, part of the San Angelo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.4368, -100.1269.

What county is 76940 in?

76940 lies in Tom Green County.

What area code is 76940?

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

What time zone is 76940 in?

76940 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76940?

About 71 people live in ZIP code 76940, in 19 households, at 8.1 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 76940?

The closest are 76937 (3.4 mi), 76886 (8.3 mi), 76855 (9.4 mi), 76955 (9.5 mi) and 76957 (11.4 mi).

Is 76940 a PO Box ZIP code?

76940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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