ZIP Code 76597 — Gatesville city, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 76597 covers Gatesville, TX in Coryell County with a population of about 3,333.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 40.7 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 254; U.S. House district TX-31; the WACO - TEMPLE - BRYAN media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a 5.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 28.6 points below the national share (33.7%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Gatesville city, TX as Relatively Low (composite score 63.4), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (83.2) and flood (63.1). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Gatesville city, TX show little to no average snow and around 37.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 157 for ZIP 76597 (Gatesville city, TX) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.