Brandon, Texas
Encyclopedia
Brandon is an unincorporated community
in Hill County in Central Texas
. It is located at the intersection of State Highway 22 and FM 1243, approximately ten miles east of Hillsboro
.
Brandon had an estimated population of eighty in 2000. Area students attend school in the nearby town of Bynum
(Bynum ISD
). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 76628.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Hill County in Central Texas
Central Texas
Central Texas , is a region in the U.S. state of Texas. It is roughly bordered by San Marcos to Fredericksburg to Waco, and to Brenham, and includes the Austin–Round Rock, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Bryan-College Station, and Waco metropolitan areas...
. It is located at the intersection of State Highway 22 and FM 1243, approximately ten miles east of Hillsboro
Hillsboro, Texas
Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Hill County in Central Texas. The population was 8,232 at the 2000 census.Hillsboro, located on Interstate 35 where I-35E and I-35W meet south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, is the primary center for trade and commerce in Hill County...
.
Brandon had an estimated population of eighty in 2000. Area students attend school in the nearby town of Bynum
Bynum, Texas
Bynum is a town in Hill County in Central Texas. The population was 225 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bynum is located at ....
(Bynum ISD
Bynum Independent School District
Bynum Independent School District is a public school district based in Bynum, Texas .Located in Hill County, a small portion of the district extends into Navarro County...
). Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 76628.