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79068

ZIP 79068 is Panhandle, Texas, mostly in Carson County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carson +1 more
Metro area
Amarillo, TX
Population
2,784
Coordinates
35.3285, -101.4441
☼ Live from 79068 — Panhandle, TX

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Where 79068 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 79068
  • 🔢 Type 79068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,068 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 599. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79066 (Pampa, TX, 26 mi away) and 79070 (Perryton, TX, 73 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79068 becomes 86097, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06798, 06879, 06897, 07869, 09768, 09876, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09876 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,797 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯348 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79068 and you would come out at 35.33°S, 78.56°E — 1,057 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 403.3 square miles of land, 79068 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 306 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,784This ZIP2,784
Households1,245This ZIP1,245
Housing units1,453This ZIP1,453
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$86,264This ZIP$86,264Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$165,300This ZIP$165,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,038This ZIP$1,038Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density6.9 / sq miThis ZIP6.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments70This ZIP70
Employees444This ZIP444
Annual payroll$19,082,000This ZIP$19,082,000
Tax returns filed1,310This ZIP1,310
Total adjusted gross income$114,566,000This ZIP$114,566,000

Land area

Land area403.33 sq miThis ZIP403.33 sq mi
Water area2.12 sq miThis ZIP2.12 sq mi

Counties 79068 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Carson County 99.1%
Potter County 0.9%

Other place names in 79068

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

ZIP codes near 79068

ZIPCityDistance
79108 Amarillo, TX 13.2 mi
79111 Amarillo, TX 16.7 mi
79097 White Deer, TX 16.8 mi
79039 Groom, TX 18.6 mi
79036 Fritch, TX 19.1 mi
79107 Amarillo, TX 20.9 mi
79104 Amarillo, TX 21.4 mi
79120 Amarillo, TX 22.2 mi
79103 Amarillo, TX 22.5 mi
79117 Amarillo, TX 22.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79068?

79068 is in Panhandle, Texas, in Carson County, part of the Amarillo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3285, -101.4441.

What county is 79068 in?

79068 spans 2 counties: Carson County and Potter 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 79068?

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

What time zone is 79068 in?

79068 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79068?

About 2,784 people live in ZIP code 79068, in 1,245 households, at 6.9 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 79068?

$86,264 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79068?

The closest are 79108 (13.2 mi), 79111 (16.7 mi), 79097 (16.8 mi), 79039 (18.6 mi) and 79036 (19.1 mi).

Is 79068 a PO Box ZIP code?

79068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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