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Where 79016 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 79016 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIOGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,016 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 17 × 83. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010010101000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79015 (Canyon, TX, 3 mi away) and 79018 (Channing, TX, 55 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79016 becomes 61097, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06791, 07961, 09176, 09716, 10976, 17069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09176 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,258 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
- 🎯381 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79016 and you would come out at 34.98°S, 78.09°E — 1,070 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
- 📏 At 0.026 square miles of land, 79016 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 13 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 310This ZIP310 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.4This ZIP19.4Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Population density | 11,923.1 / sq miThis ZIP11,923.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 275This ZIP275 |
| Annual payroll | $7,679,000This ZIP$7,679,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 79016
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79016
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79015 | Canyon, TX | 2.6 mi |
79114 | Amarillo, TX | 7.2 mi |
79119 | Amarillo, TX | 10.5 mi |
79110 | Amarillo, TX | 11.9 mi |
79109 | Amarillo, TX | 12.7 mi |
79118 | Amarillo, TX | 13.0 mi |
79091 | Umbarger, TX | 13.1 mi |
79121 | Amarillo, TX | 13.2 mi |
79012 | Bushland, TX | 14.3 mi |
79103 | Amarillo, TX | 15.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79016?
79016 is in Canyon, Texas, in Randall County, part of the Amarillo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9834, -101.9148.
What county is 79016 in?
79016 lies in Randall County.
What area code is 79016?
Canyon uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79016 in?
79016 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79016?
About 310 people live in ZIP code 79016, at 11,923.1 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 79016?
The closest are 79015 (2.6 mi), 79114 (7.2 mi), 79119 (10.5 mi), 79110 (11.9 mi) and 79109 (12.7 mi).
Is 79016 a PO Box ZIP code?
79016 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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