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76253 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76253 covers Myra, Texas, with a median household income of $70,000.

Median household income
$70,0008% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
2.3%32.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.1%24.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 76253 is

Myra, 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

Family households73.4%
Born outside the US9.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home10%
White (non-Hispanic)73.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino17.8%
Veterans0%
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$70,000
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k9.4%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k14.1%
$60–75k37.5%
$75–100k35.9%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k3.1%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied89.1%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house60.9%
Mobile home39.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.3%
High school diploma or higher90.2%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.7%
Health

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

Obesity33.5% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.1% 5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.7% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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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 92.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss95.1 out of 100
Community resilience22.6 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.

Drought99.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake54.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.3Very 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$70,000$76,292$78,538
Income per person$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate0%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,339$1,348
Homeownership89.1%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher2.3%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.1%5.2%
Works from home0%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US9.3%17.2%13.9%
Median age35.538.7
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 stationGAINESVILLE 5 ENE, TX US23.3 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January52.6°F / 31.7°F2.21 in rain, 1.3 in snow
February57.6°F / 35.4°F2.56 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March65.5°F / 42.8°F3.65 in rain, 0.6 in snow
April73.5°F / 50.8°F3.92 in rain
May80°F / 60.1°F5.64 in rain
June88.5°F / 68.7°F4.64 in rain
July93.5°F / 72.8°F2.91 in rain
August94.3°F / 72.3°F2.83 in rain
September86.6°F / 65.1°F3.9 in rain
October76°F / 53.9°F4.36 in rain
November63.5°F / 42.7°F3.02 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December54.5°F / 34.2°F3.11 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lindsay Independent School District52.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Era Independent School District47.3% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

76252 Muenster, TX6.8 km away
76250 Lindsay, TX8.4 km away
76240 Gainesville, TX14.5 km away
76272 Valley View, TX14.7 km away
76238 Era, TX15.3 km away
76263 Rosston, TX21.4 km away
73459 Thackerville, OK24.8 km away
76241 Gainesville, TX25.2 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.

Cooke County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.41 sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.6178, -97.3090

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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