This booming North Texas suburb might get its own ZIP code
Should Northlake have its own ZIP code?
A freshman member of Congress from North Texas and the city’s mayor think so and hope lawmakers in Washington take action.
Rep. Brandon Gill, a Flower Mound Republican, is filing a bill that, if approved, directs the U.S. Postal Service to put the community within a unique ZIP code.
Currently, Northlake falls within three ZIP codes, according to the U.S. Postal Service: 76226 in the Argyle area, 76247 in the Justin area and 76262 in the Roanoke area. Northlake Mayor Brian Montini said in an email that the town also has extra-territorial jurisdiction property that falls in a ZIP-code linked to Ponder — 76259.
The town between Justin and Argyle in Denton County is home to roughly 9,500 people, according to a July 2023 Census Bureau estimate, and has grown by 82% since the 2020 census — nearly 4,300 people. But Montini, who supports the legislation, estimates the population of North Lake and its extra-territorial jurisdiction property in Harvest is actually higher, around 22,000 people.
“Because it is such a great place to do business and raise a family, people are flocking to Texas’ 26th District in droves,” Gill said in a statement. “The town of Northlake alone has more than doubled their population in the last 15 years, as more people make North Texas their home.”
Gill represents Congressional District 26, which includes Northlake, as well as Cooke county, and much of Denton and Wise counties.
Having multiple ZIP codes has caused confusion among the town’s residents as its population booms, Montini said in a written statement provided by Gill’s office.
It leads to “improper mailings, governmental confusion, and a complete lack of identity for Northlake residents,” Montini said.
“As a fast-growing town that has grown exponentially in the past 10 years, confusion amongst residents has grown as to the boundaries of town,” Montini said in the statement. “Their ZIP codes may say Argyle, Justin, Roanoke or Ponder, yet all are firmly within Northlake, TX.”
The bill states that, if passed into law, the Postal Service has up to 270 days to give Northlake its own ZIP code.
This story was originally published March 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM.
