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79108

ZIP 79108 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
11,216
Coordinates
35.3013, -101.6757
☼ Live from 79108 — Amarillo, TX

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Where 79108 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79108
  • 🔢 Type 79108 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOIGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,108 = 2 × 2 × 19777. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010100000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79107 (Amarillo, TX, 8 mi away) and 79109 (Amarillo, TX, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79108 becomes 80197, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01879, 07189, 07198, 07981, 09178, 09187, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09817 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,741 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯356 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79108 and you would come out at 35.30°S, 78.32°E — 1,054 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 46m.
  • 📏 At 183.5 square miles of land, 79108 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 139 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,216This ZIP11,216
Households4,382This ZIP4,382
Housing units5,010This ZIP5,010
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$66,676This ZIP$66,676Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$163,200This ZIP$163,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$966This ZIP$966Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density61.1 / sq miThis ZIP61.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments133This ZIP133
Employees2,217This ZIP2,217
Annual payroll$137,609,000This ZIP$137,609,000
Tax returns filed5,450This ZIP5,450
Total adjusted gross income$305,152,000This ZIP$305,152,000

Land area

Land area183.45 sq miThis ZIP183.45 sq mi
Water area2.16 sq miThis ZIP2.16 sq mi

Counties 79108 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Potter County 98.7%
Carson County 1.3%

Other place names in 79108

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

ZIP codes near 79108

ZIPCityDistance
79111 Amarillo, TX 5.9 mi
79107 Amarillo, TX 8.2 mi
79117 Amarillo, TX 9.4 mi
79104 Amarillo, TX 9.5 mi
79120 Amarillo, TX 10.2 mi
79159 Amarillo, TX 10.3 mi
79103 Amarillo, TX 10.8 mi
79101 Amarillo, TX 11.3 mi
79102 Amarillo, TX 12.0 mi
79068 Panhandle, TX 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79108?

79108 is in Amarillo, Texas, in Potter County, part of the Amarillo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3013, -101.6757.

What county is 79108 in?

79108 spans 2 counties: Potter County and Carson 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 79108?

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

What time zone is 79108 in?

79108 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79108?

About 11,216 people live in ZIP code 79108, in 4,382 households, at 61.1 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 79108?

$66,676 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79108?

The closest are 79111 (5.9 mi), 79107 (8.2 mi), 79117 (9.4 mi), 79104 (9.5 mi) and 79120 (10.2 mi).

Is 79108 a PO Box ZIP code?

79108 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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