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79098

ZIP 79098 is Wildorado, Texas, mostly in Deaf Smith County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Deaf Smith +3 more
Metro area
Hereford, TX
Population
576
Coordinates
35.1524, -102.2158
☼ Live from 79098 — Wildorado, TX

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Where 79098 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 79098
  • 🔢 Type 79098 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGOGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,098 = 2 × 3 × 13183. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010011111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79097 (White Deer, TX, 62 mi away) and 79101 (Amarillo, TX, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79098 becomes 89097, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09879, 09897, 79908, 79980, 80997, 97089, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09879 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,830 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯380 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79098 and you would come out at 35.15°S, 77.78°E — 1,053 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 179.4 square miles of land, 79098 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 136 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population576This ZIP576
Households189This ZIP189
Housing units227This ZIP227
Median age51.0This ZIP51.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$70,250This ZIP$70,250Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$170,600This ZIP$170,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees45This ZIP45
Annual payroll$2,229,000This ZIP$2,229,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$14,309,000This ZIP$14,309,000

Land area

Land area179.43 sq miThis ZIP179.43 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 79098 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Deaf Smith County 46.4%
Oldham County 36.4%
Randall County 15.0%
Potter County 2.2%

Other place names in 79098

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ZIP codes near 79098

ZIPCityDistance
79012 Bushland, TX 6.6 mi
79119 Amarillo, TX 11.6 mi
79124 Amarillo, TX 12.0 mi
79116 Amarillo, TX 13.8 mi
79025 Dawn, TX 14.0 mi
79121 Amarillo, TX 16.3 mi
79109 Amarillo, TX 18.6 mi
79106 Amarillo, TX 18.6 mi
79110 Amarillo, TX 19.5 mi
79092 Vega, TX 20.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79098?

79098 is in Wildorado, Texas, in Deaf Smith County, part of the Hereford, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1524, -102.2158.

What county is 79098 in?

79098 spans 4 counties: Deaf Smith County, Oldham County, Randall County and Potter 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 79098?

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

What time zone is 79098 in?

79098 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79098?

About 576 people live in ZIP code 79098, in 189 households, at 3.2 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 79098?

$70,250 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79098?

The closest are 79012 (6.6 mi), 79119 (11.6 mi), 79124 (12 mi), 79116 (13.8 mi) and 79025 (14 mi).

Is 79098 a PO Box ZIP code?

79098 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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