| City: | Fort Worth, Texas |
| City Alias: | Ft Worth |
| Names to Avoid: | Tarrant County Courthouse |
| County: | Tarrant County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 3:30:11 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 817 / 682 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 32.7574, -97.3374 |
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The Tarrant County Courthouse, a stunning Renaissance Revival landmark constructed from pink Texas granite between 1893 and 1895, operates under dedicated ZIP code 76196 in Downtown Fort Worth. Designed by architects Frederick C. Gunn and Louis Curtiss and built by Chicago's Probst Construction Company, the 194-foot structure was one of the first steel-framed buildings in the Southwestern United States. The building closely resembles the Texas State Capitol and stands at 100 W. Weatherford Street. It is the sixth courthouse to serve Tarrant County since its establishment in 1849.
This compact 0.04-square-mile postal boundary encompasses a remarkable mail operation for county government. With 104 ZIP+4 codes routing correspondence to 90 distinct offices, the designation ranks among the most complex governmental unique ZIPs in Texas. Mail reaches the District Attorney, District Clerk, County Clerk, Sheriff Department, Tax Office, and numerous district courts including the 2nd Court of Appeals. The extensive building directory also includes the County Judge, Commissioners Court, Human Resources, and Facilities Management.
The courthouse holds designations as a National Register of Historic Places site, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and State Archaeological Landmark. A $4.5 million clock tower renovation completed in 2012 and west portico restoration finished in 2015 restored the building to its original grandeur. Census County Business Patterns data shows 5 establishments employing 112 workers. Fort Worth serves as the valid mailing city.
| Establishments: | 5 |
| Employment: | 112 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 2 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 76196 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2023), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 50 people with an annual payroll of $2,883,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 2 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 2Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $718,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $2,883,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 50Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 76196 is located in Tarrant County, Texas, within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 19100) and Texas's 12nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 7,807,555 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 76196, and is subdivided into the Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 19100Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX (CBSA Div 23104)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 7,807,555Source: Census |
| MSA: | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 12Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1441.16 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4827000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Fort Worth city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 76196 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. 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 January 1, 2026.