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79111

ZIP 79111 is in Amarillo, Texas, in Potter County; area code 806; Central time. Amarillo has 27 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Potter
Metro area
Amarillo, TX
Population
1,575
Coordinates
35.2204, -101.7081
☼ Live from 79111 — Amarillo, TX

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Where 79111 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79111
  • 🔢 Type 79111 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIIGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 79111 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010100000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79110 (Amarillo, TX, 10 mi away) and 79114 (Amarillo, TX, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79111 becomes 11197, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11719, 11791, 11971, 19171, 19711, 71119, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11971 in Southold, NY, 1,633 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯362 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79111 and you would come out at 35.22°S, 78.29°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 11.2 square miles of land, 79111 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,575This ZIP1,575
Households466This ZIP466
Housing units557This ZIP557
Median age28.9This ZIP28.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$71,103This ZIP$71,103Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,241This ZIP$1,241Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density140.7 / sq miThis ZIP140.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees1,004This ZIP1,004
Annual payroll$100,644,000This ZIP$100,644,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$27,382,000This ZIP$27,382,000

Land area

Land area11.19 sq miThis ZIP11.19 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 79111

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ZIP codes near 79111

ZIPCityDistance
79104 Amarillo, TX 4.8 mi
79107 Amarillo, TX 4.9 mi
79120 Amarillo, TX 5.6 mi
79103 Amarillo, TX 5.8 mi
79108 Amarillo, TX 5.9 mi
79159 Amarillo, TX 7.0 mi
79101 Amarillo, TX 7.5 mi
79102 Amarillo, TX 8.1 mi
79118 Amarillo, TX 8.1 mi
79117 Amarillo, TX 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79111?

79111 is in Amarillo, Texas, in Potter County, part of the Amarillo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2204, -101.7081.

What county is 79111 in?

79111 lies in Potter County.

What area code is 79111?

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

What time zone is 79111 in?

79111 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79111?

About 1,575 people live in ZIP code 79111, in 466 households, at 140.7 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 79111?

$71,103 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79111?

The closest are 79104 (4.8 mi), 79107 (4.9 mi), 79120 (5.6 mi), 79103 (5.8 mi) and 79108 (5.9 mi).

Is 79111 a PO Box ZIP code?

79111 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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