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79109

ZIP 79109 is in Amarillo, Texas, mostly in Randall County; area code 806; Central time. Amarillo has 27 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Randall +1 more
Metro area
Amarillo, TX
Population
43,578
Coordinates
35.1664, -101.8864
☼ Live from 79109 — Amarillo, TX

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Where 79109 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 79109
  • 🔢 Type 79109 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOIGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,109 = 239 × 331. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010100000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79108 (Amarillo, TX, 15 mi away) and 79110 (Amarillo, TX, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79109 becomes 90197, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07199, 09719, 10979, 10997, 17099, 19079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09719 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,503 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯370 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79109 and you would come out at 35.17°S, 78.11°E — 1,058 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 10.3 square miles of land, 79109 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,578This ZIP43,578
Households18,570This ZIP18,570
Housing units20,582This ZIP20,582
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$70,435This ZIP$70,435Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$222,900This ZIP$222,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$986This ZIP$986Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%This ZIP32.3%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density4,226.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,226.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,285This ZIP1,285
Employees14,627This ZIP14,627
Annual payroll$583,885,000This ZIP$583,885,000
Tax returns filed19,420This ZIP19,420
Total adjusted gross income$1,731,174,000This ZIP$1,731,174,000

Land area

Land area10.31 sq miThis ZIP10.31 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 79109 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Randall County 79.3%
Potter County 20.7%

Other place names in 79109

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ZIP codes near 79109

ZIPCityDistance
79110 Amarillo, TX 1.4 mi
79121 Amarillo, TX 2.5 mi
79106 Amarillo, TX 2.5 mi
79102 Amarillo, TX 3.2 mi
79101 Amarillo, TX 3.8 mi
79159 Amarillo, TX 4.9 mi
79103 Amarillo, TX 5.0 mi
79120 Amarillo, TX 5.1 mi
79104 Amarillo, TX 6.0 mi
79107 Amarillo, TX 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79109?

79109 is in Amarillo, Texas, in Randall County, part of the Amarillo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1664, -101.8864.

What county is 79109 in?

79109 spans 2 counties: Randall County and Potter County. Most of it falls in Randall 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 79109?

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

What time zone is 79109 in?

79109 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79109?

About 43,578 people live in ZIP code 79109, in 18,570 households, at 4,226.0 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 79109?

$70,435 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79109?

The closest are 79110 (1.4 mi), 79121 (2.5 mi), 79106 (2.5 mi), 79102 (3.2 mi) and 79101 (3.8 mi).

Is 79109 a PO Box ZIP code?

79109 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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