Gainesville is a city in Cooke County, Texas, home to about 17,883 people across 19 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 76240 and 76241.
Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Gainesville; also Lake Kiowa and Lindsay City
All in Gainesville
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)53 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Plano, TX48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX64 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gainesville; 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.
Gainesville had 17,394 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 180th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Cooke County grew from 27,494 residents in 1900 to 41,668 in 2020.
Cooke County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gainesville 5 Ene, TX weather station (6 miles away).
13,433 jobs at 1,040 businesses in Cooke County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
146 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gainesville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 15 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 14 |
| Dentists | 13 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 39 |
| Mental health providers | 30 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 16 |
| Optometrists | 8 |
| Chiropractors | 11 |
| Pharmacies | 11 |
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.
Parks (9 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Callisburg ISD, Gainesville ISD, Sivells Bend ISD and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callisburg ElGainesville | Pre-K–5 | 531 | Public | 9.1 mi |
| Edison ElGainesville | Pre-K–1 | 630 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Sivells Bend ElGainesville | Pre-K–8 | 62 | Public | 15.2 mi |
| Walnut Bend ElGainesville | Pre-K–8 | 73 | Public | 10.1 mi |
| W E Chalmers ElGainesville | 2–4 | 703 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Gainesville IntGainesville | 5–6 | 480 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Callisburg MiddleCallisburg | 6–8 | 287 | Public | 8.9 mi |
| Gainesville J HGainesville | 7–8 | 422 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| DaepGainesville | 8–12 | 6 | Alternative Education | 3.2 mi |
| Callisburg H SCallisburg | 9–12 | 327 | Public | 8.9 mi |
| Gainesville H SGainesville | 9–12 | 876 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary SchoolGainesville | Pre-K–8 | 120 | Roman Catholic | 1.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lake Kiowa, Lindsay City, Callisburg and Oak Ridge Town (Cooke County).
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