Pendleton is a community in Bell County, Texas, home to about 649 people across 4.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 76557 and 76579.
Homes sold for a median of $164 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Pendleton, part in Moody
Mostly Troy; part is in Pendleton
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pendleton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)72 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Waco Regional Airport (ACT)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Austin, TX67 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX115 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pendleton; 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.
It’s the 1170th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Bell County grew from 45,535 residents in 1900 to 370,647 in 2020.
Bell 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 37.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stillhouse Hollow Dam, TX weather station (17 miles away).
104,607 jobs at 5,923 businesses in Bell County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pendleton’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 6 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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 (1 nearby)
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 Troy ISD, Moody ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Bigham Mays ElTroy | Pre-K–2 | 443 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Moody Pre-KMoody | Pre-K | 41 | Public | 8.9 mi |
| Moody ElMoody | K–4 | 284 | Public | 8.9 mi |
| Troy ElTroy | 3–5 | 379 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Moody MiddleMoody | 5–8 | 210 | Public | 9.0 mi |
| Raymond Mays MiddleTroy | 6–8 | 408 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Moody H SMoody | 9–12 | 216 | Public | 7.3 mi |
| Troy H STroy | 9–12 | 502 | Public | 1.3 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 Troy, Moody and Temple.
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