79008
ZIP 79008 is in Borger, Texas, in Hutchinson County; area code 806; Central time. Borger has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 79007.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Hutchinson
- Metro area
- Borger, TX
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 35.6984, -101.4238
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Where 79008 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 79008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 823. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010010100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79007 (Borger, TX, 2 mi away) and 79009 (Bovina, TX, 115 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79008 becomes 80097, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00978, 00987, 07890, 07980, 08079, 08097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09078 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,028 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯325 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79008 and you would come out at 35.70°S, 78.58°E — 1,033 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
- 📏 At 0.862 square miles of land, 79008 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 417 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 30This ZIP30 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 437This ZIP437 |
| Annual payroll | $44,132,000This ZIP$44,132,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 79008
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79007 | Borger, TX | 2.2 mi |
79078 | Sanford, TX | 7.1 mi |
79036 | Fritch, TX | 10.0 mi |
79080 | Skellytown, TX | 11.8 mi |
79083 | Stinnett, TX | 12.8 mi |
79062 | Morse, TX | 20.9 mi |
79097 | White Deer, TX | 23.2 mi |
79068 | Panhandle, TX | 25.6 mi |
79066 | Pampa, TX | 25.9 mi |
79058 | Masterson, TX | 30.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79008?
79008 is in Borger, Texas, in Hutchinson County, part of the Borger, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6984, -101.4238.
What county is 79008 in?
79008 lies in Hutchinson County.
What area code is 79008?
Borger uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79008 in?
79008 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79008?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 79008. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 79008?
The closest are 79007 (2.2 mi), 79078 (7.1 mi), 79036 (10 mi), 79080 (11.8 mi) and 79083 (12.8 mi).
Is 79008 a PO Box ZIP code?
79008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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