New Summerfield, TX
Cherokee County · Texas · United States
Home to 391 people across 1.343 square miles.
At a glance
75780 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 75780 is
| Coordinates | 31.989107, -95.091218 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Chicago |
| County | Cherokee County |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| Land area | 1.343 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/Chicago
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Dallas, TX | 113.4 mi |
|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 154.9 mi |
| San Antonio, TX | 268.8 mi |
| Atlanta, GA | 632.6 mi |
People
Who lives in 75780
391 residents in 104 households, averaging 3.76 people per household. The largest age group is 25-34 at 23.8% of residents, and 90.4% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 104 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 3.76 |
| Family households | 90.4% |
| Living alone | 1.9% |
| Median age | 27.3 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 75780
The median household here earns $71,500 a year, above the US median of $70,109, which puts 75780 ahead of 53% of American ZIP codes. 2.3% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $71,500 ±$63,652 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $26,680 |
| Poverty rate | 2.3% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3% |
| Labor force participation | 71.0% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 17.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 61.5% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 75780
median rent runs $1,028 a month. This is an owner-majority area — 76.9% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1980.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,028/mo |
| Median year built | 1980 |
| Housing units | 151 |
| Vacancy rate | 31.1% |
Own vs. rent
Of 104 occupied units
| Owner households | 80 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 24 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 75780 commutes
86.8% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 24.8 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 24.8 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 75780
ZIP code 75780 is assigned to New Summerfield, TX, and falls within Cherokee County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 391 people live inside it.
At 291 residents per square mile spread over 1.343 square miles, 75780 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings track close to the national picture. The median of $71,500 puts 75780 near the middle of the pack, ahead of 53% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in New Summerfield looks like
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 55.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1980, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. The vacancy rate of 31.1% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.
The population skews notably young, with a median age of 27.3 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.76 people on average, with 90.4% classified as family households.
Getting to work takes 24.8 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 86.8% of workers.
Where to stay
Where to stay in New Summerfield, TX
New Summerfield is a smaller community, so options inside 75780 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
Median rent in 75780 is $1,028 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, Dallas, TX is about 113.4 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 75780 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 75780 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 75780 offers a compact profile of New Summerfield: 391 residents, a median household income of $71,500, 17.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 5.3%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 75780 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in New Summerfield may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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ZIP codes near 75780
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 75780. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
For national and state context on the earnings figures above, the Bureau's Census income statistics pages carry the wider series.