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Where 79002 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 79002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,002 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 19. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010010011010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79001 (Adrian, TX, 115 mi away) and 79003 (Allison, TX, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79002 becomes 20097, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00729, 00792, 00927, 02790, 02907, 07029, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09072 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,044 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯341 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79002 and you would come out at 35.20°S, 79.23°E — 1,079 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
- 📏 At 6.5 square miles of land, 79002 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8This ZIP8 |
| Housing units | 8This ZIP8 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 2.3 / sq miThis ZIP2.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 6.53 sq miThis ZIP6.53 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 79002
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79002
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79057 | Mclean, TX | 8.4 mi |
79054 | Lefors, TX | 15.6 mi |
79039 | Groom, TX | 20.6 mi |
79240 | Lelia Lake, TX | 22.1 mi |
79065 | Pampa, TX | 22.8 mi |
79226 | Clarendon, TX | 23.6 mi |
79237 | Hedley, TX | 24.6 mi |
79066 | Pampa, TX | 25.2 mi |
79251 | Quail, TX | 25.5 mi |
79097 | White Deer, TX | 27.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79002?
79002 is in Alanreed, Texas, in Gray County, part of the Pampa, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2044, -100.7703.
What county is 79002 in?
79002 lies in Gray County.
What area code is 79002?
Alanreed uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79002 in?
79002 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79002?
About 15 people live in ZIP code 79002, in 8 households, at 2.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 79002?
The closest are 79057 (8.4 mi), 79054 (15.6 mi), 79039 (20.6 mi), 79240 (22.1 mi) and 79065 (22.8 mi).
Is 79002 a PO Box ZIP code?
79002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “79002 ZIP Code — Alanreed, Texas (Gray County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/79002
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