ZIP code · Gainesville · Texas · United States
ZIP code 76240 — Gainesville
ZIP code 76240 serves Gainesville, Texas.
- Postal code
- 76240Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Gainesville
- County
- Cooke FIPS 48097
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.6547, -97.1583 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 29,271 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 79 / sq mi
- Land area
- 369.4 sq mi (956.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $67,056
- Per-capita income
- $37,962
- Median age
- 39.2
- Households
- 11,377
- Housing units
- 12,412
- Median home value
- $207,600
- Median gross rent
- $1,105 / month
- Congressional district
- TX-26 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a (10 to 15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 940Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 76240
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 94°F), coldest Jan (avg low 32°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 53 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 87 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
| Avg low °F | 32 | 35 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: GAINESVILLE 5 ENE (5.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 76240
- 14 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 5 doctors & dentists
- 4 supermarkets
- 49 restaurants & cafés
- 3 bars & pubs
- 13 parks
- 13 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 32 places of worship
- 4 banks
- 17 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 3 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page