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79036

ZIP 79036 is Fritch, Texas, mostly in Carson County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carson +3 more
Metro area
Amarillo, TX
Population
5,007
Coordinates
35.5928, -101.5444
☼ Live from 79036 — Fritch, TX

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Where 79036 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79036
  • 🔢 Type 79036 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEOGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,036 = 2 × 2 × 19759. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010010111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79035 (Friona, TX, 94 mi away) and 79039 (Groom, TX, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79036 becomes 63097, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03769, 06379, 06793, 07936, 07963, 36079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96370 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,083 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯334 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79036 and you would come out at 35.59°S, 78.46°E — 1,038 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 79.5 square miles of land, 79036 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,007This ZIP5,007
Households1,694This ZIP1,694
Housing units2,313This ZIP2,313
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$90,170This ZIP$90,170Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$132,300This ZIP$132,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,250This ZIP$1,250Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density63.0 / sq miThis ZIP63.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees188This ZIP188
Annual payroll$6,670,000This ZIP$6,670,000
Tax returns filed2,050This ZIP2,050
Total adjusted gross income$152,905,000This ZIP$152,905,000

Land area

Land area79.48 sq miThis ZIP79.48 sq mi
Water area3.05 sq miThis ZIP3.05 sq mi

Counties 79036 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Carson County 66.7%
Hutchinson County 25.3%
Potter County 4.7%
Moore County 3.4%

Other place names in 79036

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 79036

ZIPCityDistance
79078 Sanford, TX 7.3 mi
79007 Borger, TX 9.1 mi
79008 Borger, TX 10.0 mi
79068 Panhandle, TX 19.1 mi
79083 Stinnett, TX 19.2 mi
79080 Skellytown, TX 20.1 mi
79108 Amarillo, TX 21.5 mi
79058 Masterson, TX 22.9 mi
79097 White Deer, TX 23.7 mi
79105 Amarillo, TX 23.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79036?

79036 is in Fritch, Texas, in Carson County, part of the Amarillo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5928, -101.5444.

What county is 79036 in?

79036 spans 4 counties: Carson County, Hutchinson County, Potter County and Moore County. Most of it falls in Carson 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 79036?

Fritch uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 79036 in?

79036 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79036?

About 5,007 people live in ZIP code 79036, in 1,694 households, at 63.0 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 79036?

$90,170 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79036?

The closest are 79078 (7.3 mi), 79007 (9.1 mi), 79008 (10 mi), 79068 (19.1 mi) and 79083 (19.2 mi).

Is 79036 a PO Box ZIP code?

79036 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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