79021
ZIP 79021 is Cotton Center, Texas, in Hale County; area code 806; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Hale
- Metro area
- Plainview, TX
- Population
- 46
- Coordinates
- 33.9837, -101.9930
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Where 79021 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 79021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,021 = 19 × 4159. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010010101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79019 (Claude, TX, 77 mi away) and 79022 (Dalhart, TX, 150 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79021 becomes 12097, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09172 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,447 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
- 🎯446 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79021 and you would come out at 33.98°S, 78.01°E — 1,134 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
- 📏 At 7.4 square miles of land, 79021 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 46This ZIP46 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17This ZIP17 |
| Housing units | 30This ZIP30 |
| Median age | 29.8This ZIP29.8Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $51,094This ZIP$51,094Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $625This ZIP$625Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 3.3%This ZIP3.3% |
| Mean commute | 14.5 minThis ZIP14.5 min |
| Population density | 6.2 / sq miThis ZIP6.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 15This ZIP15 |
| Annual payroll | $449,000This ZIP$449,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 7.39 sq miThis ZIP7.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 79021
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79073 | Plainview, TX | 3.1 mi |
79041 | Hale Center, TX | 5.4 mi |
79369 | Spade, TX | 9.9 mi |
79311 | Abernathy, TX | 10.8 mi |
79326 | Fieldton, TX | 15.0 mi |
79313 | Anton, TX | 15.2 mi |
79064 | Olton, TX | 15.4 mi |
79312 | Amherst, TX | 18.2 mi |
79072 | Plainview, TX | 19.3 mi |
79363 | Shallowater, TX | 19.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79021?
79021 is in Cotton Center, Texas, in Hale County, part of the Plainview, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9837, -101.9930.
What county is 79021 in?
79021 lies in Hale County.
What area code is 79021?
Cotton Center uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79021 in?
79021 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79021?
About 46 people live in ZIP code 79021, in 17 households, at 6.2 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 79021?
$51,094 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 79021?
The closest are 79073 (3.1 mi), 79041 (5.4 mi), 79369 (9.9 mi), 79311 (10.8 mi) and 79326 (15 mi).
Is 79021 a PO Box ZIP code?
79021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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