Fort Worth, TX
Tarrant County · Texas · United States
Home to 6,301 people across 3.525 square miles.
At a glance
76155 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 76155 is
| Coordinates | 32.824042, -97.049138 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Chicago |
| County | Tarrant County |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| Land area | 3.525 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/Chicago
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Dallas, TX | 15.0 mi |
|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 233.7 mi |
| San Antonio, TX | 250.0 mi |
| Denver, CO | 650.5 mi |
People
Who lives in 76155
6,301 residents in 3,625 households, averaging 1.74 people per household. The largest age group is 25-34 at 33.4% of residents, and 55.0% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 3,625 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 1.74 |
| Family households | 37.1% |
| Living alone | 55.0% |
| Median age | 31.3 years |
| Households with internet | 96.2% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 76155
The median household here earns $66,004 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 76155 ahead of 43% of American ZIP codes. 10.6% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $66,004 ±$15,250 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $44,736 |
| Poverty rate | 10.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 1.1% |
| Labor force participation | 89.2% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 45.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 94.4% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 76155
median rent runs $1,398 a month. This is a renter-majority area — 99.7% of occupied homes are rented, and the typical building went up in 1995.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $1,398/mo |
| Median year built | 1995 |
| Housing units | 3,927 |
| Vacancy rate | 7.7% |
Own vs. rent
Of 3,625 occupied units
| Owner households | 10 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 3,615 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 76155 commutes
69.9% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 23.7 minutes. 20.9% work from home.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 23.7 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 76155
ZIP code 76155 is assigned to Fort Worth, TX, and falls within Tarrant 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 6,301 people live inside it.
At 1,788 residents per square mile spread over 3.525 square miles, 76155 reads as a suburban area. It is a smaller postal code by population, 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 $66,004 puts 76155 near the middle of the pack, ahead of 43% 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 Fort Worth looks like
The building stock is dominated by mid-sized apartment buildings, which account for 81.9% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1995, making the housing here from the later twentieth century.
The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 31.3 against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.74 people, and 55.0% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.
Getting to work takes 23.7 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 69.9% of workers, while 20.9% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth is largely suburban in character. Accommodation here skews toward mid-range chain hotels and extended-stay properties positioned near highway junctions and business parks, which suits anyone driving in or visiting for work rather than sightseeing.
Median rent in 76155 is $1,398 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 15.0 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.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 76155 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 76155 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, 76155 offers a compact profile of Fort Worth: 6,301 residents, a median household income of $66,004, 45.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 1.1%. 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. 76155 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Fort Worth 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 76155
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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 76155. 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).