Postal Codes

76251 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76251 covers Montague, Texas, with a population of about 704 and a median household income of $59,423.

Population
70416 per square mile
Median age
45.56.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,42322% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
10.4%2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$371,148
Median rent
$1,328about the Texas median
Degree or higher
26.3%8.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.2%27.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
21

Where 76251 is

Montague, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population704
Median age45.5
Family households71.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.2%
White (non-Hispanic)94.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3%
Veterans7.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$59,423
Income per person$33,466
Poverty rate10.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.6%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k23.1%
$60–75k4.1%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k4.5%
$150–200k11.2%
$200k or more9.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed350
Mean adjusted gross income$81,531
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.6%
Returns, under $25k25.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more8.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$237,200
Median gross rent$1,328
Owner-occupied92.2%
Vacant homes18.5%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house83.6%
Attached house0.9%
Mobile home15.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$371,148as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.3%
Typical home value since 2000
202220242026$379,945$352,975

$352,975 in 2022 to $371,148 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%
High school diploma or higher93.3%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone82.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more51.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity34.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.4% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.9% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.8% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.3% 2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59% 2.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments21
People employed116
Annual payroll$5,843,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 60.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss63.3 out of 100
Community resilience21.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought98.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave82.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding30.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning29.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$59,423$76,292$78,538
Income per person$33,466$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate10.4%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$237,200$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,328$1,339$1,348
Homeownership92.2%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4%5.1%5.2%
Works from home7.4%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%17.2%13.9%
Median age45.535.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBOWIE, TX US16.7 km away
Rain in a year35 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January54.1°F / 30°F1.64 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February58.4°F / 33.8°F2.29 in rain
March66.7°F / 41.7°F3 in rain
April74.4°F / 49.6°F3.04 in rain
May81°F / 59.4°F5.22 in rain
June88.7°F / 68°F4 in rain
July93.4°F / 71.9°F2.63 in rain
August93.9°F / 71.4°F2.47 in rain
September86.3°F / 63.6°F3.23 in rain
October76.2°F / 52.4°F3.62 in rain
November64.8°F / 40.5°F2.1 in rain
December55.4°F / 32.2°F2.08 in rain, 0.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Montague Independent School District57.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Forestburg Independent School District26.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Nocona Independent School District10.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Bowie Independent School District4.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Saint Jo Independent School District1.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

76255 Nocona, TX14.9 km away
76230 Bowie, TX15.6 km away
76265 Saint Jo, TX18.2 km away
76239 Forestburg, TX19.2 km away
76270 Sunset, TX23.7 km away
76261 Ringgold, TX26.2 km away
73569 Terral, OK31.3 km away
76225 Alvord, TX32.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Montague County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area44.22 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density16 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.6639, -97.7282

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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