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79106

ZIP 79106 is in Amarillo, Texas, mostly in Potter County; area code 806; Central time. Amarillo has 27 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Potter +1 more
Metro area
Amarillo, TX
Population
26,161
Coordinates
35.2031, -101.8917
☼ Live from 79106 — Amarillo, TX

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Where 79106 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 79106
  • 🔢 Type 79106 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOIGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,106 = 2 × 37 × 1069. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79105 (Amarillo, TX, 14 mi away) and 79107 (Amarillo, TX, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79106 becomes 60197 — and that is a real ZIP code: Carol Stream, IL, 874 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06791, 07961, 09176, 09716, 10976, 17069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09176 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,245 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯367 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79106 and you would come out at 35.20°S, 78.11°E — 1,056 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 8.6 square miles of land, 79106 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,161This ZIP26,161
Households11,356This ZIP11,356
Housing units13,355This ZIP13,355
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$59,493This ZIP$59,493Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$174,400This ZIP$174,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,046This ZIP$1,046Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.2%This ZIP28.2%
Mean commute16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min
Population density3,044.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,044.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments859This ZIP859
Employees18,510This ZIP18,510
Annual payroll$1,138,227,000This ZIP$1,138,227,000
Tax returns filed11,630This ZIP11,630
Total adjusted gross income$684,367,000This ZIP$684,367,000

Land area

Land area8.59 sq miThis ZIP8.59 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 79106 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Potter County 90.3%
Randall County 9.7%

Other place names in 79106

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ZIP codes near 79106

ZIPCityDistance
79102 Amarillo, TX 2.4 mi
79109 Amarillo, TX 2.5 mi
79121 Amarillo, TX 2.9 mi
79101 Amarillo, TX 3.0 mi
79159 Amarillo, TX 3.7 mi
79110 Amarillo, TX 3.8 mi
79120 Amarillo, TX 5.0 mi
79103 Amarillo, TX 5.4 mi
79104 Amarillo, TX 5.7 mi
79107 Amarillo, TX 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79106?

79106 is in Amarillo, Texas, in Potter County, part of the Amarillo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2031, -101.8917.

What county is 79106 in?

79106 spans 2 counties: Potter County and Randall County. Most of it falls in Potter 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 79106?

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

What time zone is 79106 in?

79106 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79106?

About 26,161 people live in ZIP code 79106, in 11,356 households, at 3,044.5 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 79106?

$59,493 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79106?

The closest are 79102 (2.4 mi), 79109 (2.5 mi), 79121 (2.9 mi), 79101 (3 mi) and 79159 (3.7 mi).

Is 79106 a PO Box ZIP code?

79106 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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