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76639 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76639 covers Dawson, Texas, with a population of about 2,005 and a median household income of $47,760.

Population
2,00522 per square mile
Median age
40.21.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$47,76037% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
16.2%3.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$194,465up 15.1% in five years
Median rent
$71147% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
10.7%24.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.5%1.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 76639 is

Dawson, 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

Population2,005
Median age40.2
Family households63.9%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.6%
White (non-Hispanic)71.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino12.7%
Veterans8.7%
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$47,760
Income per person$26,407
Poverty rate16.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k11.2%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k5.7%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k6.9%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k8.9%
$75–100k8.5%
$100–125k8.0%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k2.1%
$200k or more6.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed690
Mean adjusted gross income$53,406
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$125,100
Median gross rent$711
Rent as a share of household income27.3%
Owner-occupied63.5%
Vacant homes14.8%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house60.6%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units6.5%
5 to 19 units0.2%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home30.3%
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$194,465as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$200,918$86,476

$89,547 in 2009 to $194,465 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home16.2%
Drives to work alone73.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.3%
Health

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

Obesity37.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.2% 5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16% 4.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.9% 3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.4% 7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.9% 1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60% 4.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.2% 11.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.4% 3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.3% 4.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17% 4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed45
Annual payroll$1,209,000
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 70.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss69 out of 100
Community resilience23.3 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.

Tornado96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail86.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave81.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane61Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.8Very 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$47,760$76,292$78,538
Income per person$26,407$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate16.2%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$125,100$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$711$1,339$1,348
Homeownership63.5%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home16.2%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%17.2%13.9%
Median age40.235.538.7
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 stationNAVARRO MILLS DAM, TX US7.3 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January57.1°F / 35°F2.84 in rain
February61.7°F / 38.9°F3.13 in rain
March68.2°F / 46.6°F3.61 in rain
April76.1°F / 53.3°F3.36 in rain
May83.2°F / 63.2°F4.5 in rain
June90.8°F / 70.7°F4.43 in rain
July95°F / 73.7°F1.88 in rain
August95.8°F / 73.2°F2.44 in rain
September89.3°F / 66.6°F3.23 in rain
October79.3°F / 54.5°F4.58 in rain
November67.5°F / 44.7°F3.03 in rain
December59.2°F / 37°F3.51 in rain
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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Dawson Independent School District98.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Hubbard Independent School District1.2% 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 vulnerability71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability3.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

76648 Hubbard, TX10.5 km away
76679 Purdon, TX12.9 km away
76641 Frost, TX15.5 km away
76660 Malone, TX17.5 km away
76635 Coolidge, TX17.7 km away
76650 Irene, TX18.6 km away
76626 Blooming Grove, TX19.8 km away
76676 Penelope, TX22.1 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.

Navarro County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area91.68 sq mi
Water area2.57 sq mi
Population density22 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.8974, -96.7085

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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