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76951

ZIP 76951 is Sterling City, Texas, in Sterling County; area code 325; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Sterling
Metro area
none
Population
1,468
Coordinates
31.8027, -101.0556
☼ Live from 76951 — Sterling City, TX

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Where 76951 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 76951
  • 🔢 Type 76951 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISGgL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 76,951 = 7 × 10993. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 76950 (Sonora, TX, 99 mi away) and 76953 (Tennyson, TX, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 76951 becomes 15967, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15679, 15697, 17569, 17965, 19567, 59716, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96517 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,696 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯572 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 76951 and you would come out at 31.80°S, 78.94°E — 1,294 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 04m.
  • 📏 At 804.7 square miles of land, 76951 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 611 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,468This ZIP1,468
Households399This ZIP399
Housing units524This ZIP524
Median age32.1This ZIP32.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$64,954This ZIP$64,954Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$147,000This ZIP$147,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$952This ZIP$952Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density1.8 / sq miThis ZIP1.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees231This ZIP231
Annual payroll$17,417,000This ZIP$17,417,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$55,022,000This ZIP$55,022,000

Land area

Land area804.75 sq miThis ZIP804.75 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 76951

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ZIP codes near 76951

ZIPCityDistance
76958 Water Valley, TX 20.8 mi
76934 Carlsbad, TX 25.8 mi
76902 San Angelo, TX 26.4 mi
79739 Garden City, TX 26.6 mi
76945 Robert Lee, TX 26.9 mi
76949 Silver, TX 27.2 mi
79733 Forsan, TX 28.0 mi
76901 San Angelo, TX 31.4 mi
79512 Colorado City, TX 36.7 mi
79720 Big Spring, TX 38.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 76951?

76951 is in Sterling City, Texas, in Sterling County. Its published point location is 31.8027, -101.0556.

What county is 76951 in?

76951 lies in Sterling County.

What area code is 76951?

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

What time zone is 76951 in?

76951 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 76951?

About 1,468 people live in ZIP code 76951, in 399 households, at 1.8 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 76951?

$64,954 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 76951?

The closest are 76958 (20.8 mi), 76934 (25.8 mi), 76902 (26.4 mi), 79739 (26.6 mi) and 76945 (26.9 mi).

Is 76951 a PO Box ZIP code?

76951 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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