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79045

ZIP 79045 is Hereford, Texas, mostly in Deaf Smith County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Deaf Smith +1 more
Metro area
Hereford, TX
Population
18,189
Coordinates
34.8999, -102.5148
☼ Live from 79045 — Hereford, TX

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Where 79045 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 79045
  • 🔢 Type 79045 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShOGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,045 = 5 × 15809. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010011000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79044 (Hartley, TX, 67 mi away) and 79046 (Higgins, TX, 160 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79045 becomes 54097, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04579, 04957, 04975, 05479, 07495, 07945, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09745 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,853 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯403 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79045 and you would come out at 34.90°S, 77.49°E — 1,064 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 1,130.7 square miles of land, 79045 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 858 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,189This ZIP18,189
Households6,002This ZIP6,002
Housing units6,979This ZIP6,979
Median age31.3This ZIP31.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,543This ZIP$60,543Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$116,500This ZIP$116,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$927This ZIP$927Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%This ZIP10.9%
Mean commute16.5 minThis ZIP16.5 min
Population density16.1 / sq miThis ZIP16.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments340This ZIP340
Employees5,971This ZIP5,971
Annual payroll$299,143,000This ZIP$299,143,000
Tax returns filed7,790This ZIP7,790
Total adjusted gross income$494,806,000This ZIP$494,806,000

Land area

Land area1,130.75 sq miThis ZIP1,130.75 sq mi
Water area1.92 sq miThis ZIP1.92 sq mi

Counties 79045 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Deaf Smith County 83.7%
Castro County 16.3%

Other place names in 79045

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

ZIP codes near 79045

ZIPCityDistance
79085 Summerfield, TX 11.1 mi
79025 Dawn, TX 18.1 mi
79035 Friona, TX 21.4 mi
79091 Umbarger, TX 23.6 mi
79098 Wildorado, TX 24.3 mi
79012 Bushland, TX 27.5 mi
79092 Vega, TX 28.6 mi
79027 Dimmitt, TX 29.6 mi
79001 Adrian, TX 31.6 mi
79119 Amarillo, TX 31.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79045?

79045 is in Hereford, Texas, in Deaf Smith County, part of the Hereford, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8999, -102.5148.

What county is 79045 in?

79045 spans 2 counties: Deaf Smith County and Castro County. Most of it falls in Deaf Smith 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 79045?

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

What time zone is 79045 in?

79045 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79045?

About 18,189 people live in ZIP code 79045, in 6,002 households, at 16.1 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 79045?

$60,543 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79045?

The closest are 79085 (11.1 mi), 79025 (18.1 mi), 79035 (21.4 mi), 79091 (23.6 mi) and 79098 (24.3 mi).

Is 79045 a PO Box ZIP code?

79045 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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