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73179

ZIP 73179 is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, mostly in Oklahoma County; area codes 405 and 572; Central time. Oklahoma City has 76 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Oklahoma +1 more
Metro area
Oklahoma City, OK
Population
8,532
Coordinates
35.4253, -97.6495
☼ Live from 73179 — Oklahoma City, OK

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Where 73179 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73179
  • 🔢 Type 73179 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLIEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,179 = 3 × 3 × 47 × 173. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10001110111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73178 (Oklahoma City, OK, 16 mi away) and 73184 (Oklahoma City, OK, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73179 becomes 97137 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Paul, OR, 1,486 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13797, 17739, 31779, 37179, 37719, 37917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97371 in Rickreall, OR, 1,492 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯308 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73179 and you would come out at 35.43°S, 82.35°E — 1,141 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 11.8 square miles of land, 73179 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,532This ZIP8,532
Households3,223This ZIP3,223
Housing units3,369This ZIP3,369
Median age33.9This ZIP33.9Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$112,656This ZIP$112,656Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$274,700This ZIP$274,700Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,758This ZIP$1,758Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%This ZIP42.3%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density723.4 / sq miThis ZIP723.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments289This ZIP289
Employees17,370This ZIP17,370
Annual payroll$1,045,763,000This ZIP$1,045,763,000
Tax returns filed4,310This ZIP4,310
Total adjusted gross income$357,461,000This ZIP$357,461,000

Land area

Land area11.80 sq miThis ZIP11.80 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 73179 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Oklahoma County 83.0%
Canadian County 17.0%

Other place names in 73179

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 73179

ZIPCityDistance
73128 Oklahoma City, OK 1.4 mi
73097 Wheatland, OK 1.8 mi
73169 Oklahoma City, OK 3.1 mi
73127 Oklahoma City, OK 3.6 mi
73119 Oklahoma City, OK 4.5 mi
73159 Oklahoma City, OK 4.7 mi
73108 Oklahoma City, OK 4.9 mi
73107 Oklahoma City, OK 5.8 mi
73008 Bethany, OK 5.9 mi
73173 Oklahoma City, OK 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73179?

73179 is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County, part of the Oklahoma City, OK metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4253, -97.6495.

What county is 73179 in?

73179 spans 2 counties: Oklahoma County and Canadian County. Most of it falls in Oklahoma County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 73179?

Oklahoma City uses area codes 405 and 572, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 73179 in?

73179 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73179?

About 8,532 people live in ZIP code 73179, in 3,223 households, at 723.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 73179?

$112,656 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73179?

The closest are 73128 (1.4 mi), 73097 (1.8 mi), 73169 (3.1 mi), 73127 (3.6 mi) and 73119 (4.5 mi).

Is 73179 a PO Box ZIP code?

73179 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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