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79039

ZIP 79039 is Groom, 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
744
Coordinates
35.2393, -101.1328
☼ Live from 79039 — Groom, TX

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Where 79039 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 79039
  • 🔢 Type 79039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 79039 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010010111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79036 (Fritch, TX, 34 mi away) and 79040 (Gruver, TX, 77 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79039 becomes 93097, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07399, 07939, 37909, 39079, 39097, 73099, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99703 in Fort Wainwright, AK, 2,793 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯347 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79039 and you would come out at 35.24°S, 78.87°E — 1,069 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 227.5 square miles of land, 79039 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 173 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population744This ZIP744
Households302This ZIP302
Housing units350This ZIP350
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$70,357This ZIP$70,357Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$105,000This ZIP$105,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,036This ZIP$1,036Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density3.3 / sq miThis ZIP3.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees134This ZIP134
Annual payroll$5,787,000This ZIP$5,787,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$31,663,000This ZIP$31,663,000

Land area

Land area227.47 sq miThis ZIP227.47 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 79039 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Carson County 52.4%
Gray County 35.2%
Armstrong County 7.3%
Donley County 5.1%

Other place names in 79039

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ZIP codes near 79039

ZIPCityDistance
79097 White Deer, TX 13.4 mi
79068 Panhandle, TX 18.6 mi
79066 Pampa, TX 18.8 mi
79002 Alanreed, TX 20.6 mi
79019 Claude, TX 23.0 mi
79065 Pampa, TX 23.3 mi
79226 Clarendon, TX 23.5 mi
79054 Lefors, TX 23.7 mi
79057 Mclean, TX 29.0 mi
79108 Amarillo, TX 30.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79039?

79039 is in Groom, Texas, in Carson County, part of the Amarillo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2393, -101.1328.

What county is 79039 in?

79039 spans 4 counties: Carson County, Gray County, Armstrong County and Donley 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 79039?

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

What time zone is 79039 in?

79039 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79039?

About 744 people live in ZIP code 79039, in 302 households, at 3.3 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 79039?

$70,357 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79039?

The closest are 79097 (13.4 mi), 79068 (18.6 mi), 79066 (18.8 mi), 79002 (20.6 mi) and 79019 (23 mi).

Is 79039 a PO Box ZIP code?

79039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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