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73949

ZIP 73949 is Texhoma, Oklahoma, mostly in Texas County; area code 580; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Texas +2 more
Metro area
Guymon, OK
Population
1,620
Coordinates
36.5969, -101.9877
☼ Live from 73949 — Texhoma, OK

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Where 73949 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 73949
  • 🔢 Type 73949 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhGEL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 73,949 = 73 × 1013. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010000011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 73947 (Keyes, OK, 20 mi away) and 73950 (Turpin, OK, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 73949 becomes 94937 — and that is a real ZIP code: Inverness, CA, 1,153 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34979, 34997, 39479, 47993, 49739, 49793, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99734 in Prudhoe Bay, AK, 2,896 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯290 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 73949 and you would come out at 36.60°S, 78.01°E — 964 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 39m.
  • 📏 At 452.2 square miles of land, 73949 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 343 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,620This ZIP1,620
Households505This ZIP505
Housing units659This ZIP659
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Oklahoma37.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,477This ZIP$62,477Oklahoma$65,039US $80,734
Median home value$155,100This ZIP$155,100Oklahoma$199,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$827This ZIP$827Oklahoma$1,014US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%This ZIP38.9%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density3.6 / sq miThis ZIP3.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees138This ZIP138
Annual payroll$3,771,000This ZIP$3,771,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$32,563,000This ZIP$32,563,000

Land area

Land area452.20 sq miThis ZIP452.20 sq mi
Water area1.99 sq miThis ZIP1.99 sq mi

Counties 73949 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Texas County 59.0%
Cimarron County 27.3%
Sherman County 13.7%

Other place names in 73949

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ZIP codes near 73949

ZIPCityDistance
73960 Texhoma, TX 13.0 mi
73939 Goodwell, OK 16.6 mi
79051 Kerrick, TX 16.8 mi
73947 Keyes, OK 19.6 mi
79084 Stratford, TX 23.4 mi
73942 Guymon, OK 29.1 mi
79040 Gruver, TX 30.4 mi
67950 Elkhart, KS 32.9 mi
73933 Boise City, OK 34.3 mi
79086 Sunray, TX 34.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 73949?

73949 is in Texhoma, Oklahoma, in Texas County, part of the Guymon, OK micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5969, -101.9877.

What county is 73949 in?

73949 spans 3 counties: Texas County, Cimarron County and Sherman County. Most of it falls in Texas 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 73949?

Texhoma uses area code 580, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 73949 in?

73949 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 73949?

About 1,620 people live in ZIP code 73949, in 505 households, at 3.6 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 73949?

$62,477 a year, against $65,039 across Oklahoma.

What ZIP codes are near 73949?

The closest are 73960 (13 mi), 73939 (16.6 mi), 79051 (16.8 mi), 73947 (19.6 mi) and 79084 (23.4 mi).

Is 73949 a PO Box ZIP code?

73949 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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