| City: | Tyler, Texas |
| Names to Avoid: | University Of Texas At Tyler |
| County: | Smith County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:32:13 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 430 / 903 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 32.3160, -95.2523 |
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The University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler), a public research university and part of the University of Texas System, operates under dedicated ZIP code 75799 in Smith County, Texas. Founded in 1971 as Tyler State College, the institution was renamed Texas Eastern University in 1975 before joining the UT System in 1979. Until 1998, UT Tyler served only transfer students, but legislation signed by Governor George W. Bush in 1997 authorized freshman and sophomore enrollment beginning fall 1998. In 2021, UT Tyler merged with the UT Health Science Center at Tyler, and the university opened a new medical school in 2023.
The 0.08-square-mile boundary encompasses the 204-acre main campus located just inside Tyler's eastern city limits. Postal records identify the University of Texas at Tyler building on University Boulevard among 2 delivery codes. Census County Business Patterns shows 11 establishments and 92 employees within this ZIP. The university serves approximately 11,600 students. Tyler is the valid mailing city, and the ZIP falls within Texas Congressional District 1.
| Establishments: | 11 |
| Employment: | 92 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 75799 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 11 business establishments, employing about 68 people with an annual payroll of $1,278,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 11Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $317,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,278,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 68Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 75799 is located in Smith County, Texas, within the Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 46340) and Texas's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 209,714 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 75799. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Tyler, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 46340Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 209,714Source: Census |
| MSA: | Tyler, TX MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7858.86 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4874144Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Tyler city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 75799 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are 1 public school(s) in this ZIP Code, and we have located 3 private school(s). It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.