Elmo is a community in Kaufman County, Texas, home to about 1,379 people across 4.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 75161.
Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Part is in Elmo, part in Terrell and Oak Ridge Town (Kaufman County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elmo. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Love Field (DAL)39 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Dallas, TX33 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elmo; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Elmo had 803 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2010.
It’s the 883rd largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Kaufman County grew from 33,376 residents in 1900 to 145,310 in 2020.
Kaufman County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 38.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Terrell Muni Ap, TX weather station (4 miles away).
34,851 jobs at 2,500 businesses in Kaufman County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elmo.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 3 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Terrell and Oak Ridge Town (Kaufman County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.