79078
ZIP 79078 is Sanford, Texas, in Hutchinson County; area code 806; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Hutchinson
- Metro area
- Borger, TX
- Population
- 184
- Coordinates
- 35.6987, -101.5503
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Where 79078 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 79078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,078 = 2 × 19 × 2081. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010011100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79077 (Samnorwood, TX, 84 mi away) and 79079 (Shamrock, TX, 81 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79078 becomes 87097, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07879, 07978, 09877, 70789, 70879, 77089, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09877 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,778 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
- 🎯328 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79078 and you would come out at 35.70°S, 78.45°E — 1,031 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
- 📏 At 22.1 square miles of land, 79078 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 184This ZIP184 |
|---|---|
| Households | 55This ZIP55 |
| Housing units | 204This ZIP204 |
| Median age | 57.5This ZIP57.5Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min |
| Population density | 8.3 / sq miThis ZIP8.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 22.13 sq miThis ZIP22.13 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.89 sq miThis ZIP3.89 sq mi |
Other place names in 79078
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79078
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79008 | Borger, TX | 7.1 mi |
79036 | Fritch, TX | 7.3 mi |
79007 | Borger, TX | 8.0 mi |
79083 | Stinnett, TX | 12.0 mi |
79080 | Skellytown, TX | 18.9 mi |
79062 | Morse, TX | 20.1 mi |
79058 | Masterson, TX | 23.6 mi |
79068 | Panhandle, TX | 26.3 mi |
79097 | White Deer, TX | 28.1 mi |
79105 | Amarillo, TX | 28.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79078?
79078 is in Sanford, Texas, in Hutchinson County, part of the Borger, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6987, -101.5503.
What county is 79078 in?
79078 lies in Hutchinson County.
What area code is 79078?
Sanford uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79078 in?
79078 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79078?
About 184 people live in ZIP code 79078, in 55 households, at 8.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 79078?
The closest are 79008 (7.1 mi), 79036 (7.3 mi), 79007 (8 mi), 79083 (12 mi) and 79080 (18.9 mi).
Is 79078 a PO Box ZIP code?
79078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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