Lake Worth is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, home to about 4,829 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 76135.
Homes sold for a median of $174 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Fort Worth; part is in Lake Worth
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lake Worth. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)25 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW)5 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Worth, TX7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX40 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Worth; 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.
Lake Worth had 4,711 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 434th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Tarrant County grew from 52,376 residents in 1900 to 2,110,640 in 2020.
Tarrant County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 34°F. About 37.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ft Worth Nature Ctr, TX weather station (2 miles away).
882,289 jobs at 47,656 businesses in Tarrant County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
205 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Worth.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 27 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 6 |
| Dentists | 23 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 36 |
| Mental health providers | 51 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 44 |
| Optometrists | 10 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Azle ISD, Lake Worth ISD, Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Heights ElFort Worth | Pre-K–4 | 484 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Effie Morris Early Learning AcademyLake Worth | Pre-K–K | 356 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Greenfield ElFort Worth | Pre-K–5 | 620 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Marine Creek Leadership AcademyFort Worth | 1–5 | 347 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| N A Howry Steam AcademyLake Worth | 1–5 | 349 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Clearfork AcademyFort Worth | 7–12 | 32 | Charter, Alternative Education | 4.3 mi |
| Lake Worth H SLake Worth | 9–12 | 953 | Public | 2.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Fort Worth and Lakeside Town (Tarrant 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.