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79119

ZIP 79119 is in Amarillo, Texas, in Randall County; area code 806; Central time. Amarillo has 27 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Randall
Metro area
Amarillo, TX
Population
24,907
Coordinates
35.1091, -102.0179
☼ Live from 79119 — Amarillo, TX

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Where 79119 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79119
  • 🔢 Type 79119 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIIGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,119 = 3 × 3 × 59 × 149. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79118 (Amarillo, TX, 16 mi away) and 79120 (Amarillo, TX, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79119 becomes 91197, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19179, 19197, 19971, 79911, 91791, 91917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99711 in Fairbanks, AK, 2,779 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯377 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79119 and you would come out at 35.11°S, 77.98°E — 1,060 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 99.5 square miles of land, 79119 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,907This ZIP24,907
Households9,786This ZIP9,786
Housing units10,235This ZIP10,235
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$114,432This ZIP$114,432Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$366,000This ZIP$366,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,283This ZIP$1,283Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%This ZIP46.2%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density250.3 / sq miThis ZIP250.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments602This ZIP602
Employees6,668This ZIP6,668
Annual payroll$294,881,000This ZIP$294,881,000
Tax returns filed10,920This ZIP10,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,475,171,000This ZIP$1,475,171,000

Land area

Land area99.50 sq miThis ZIP99.50 sq mi
Water area1.62 sq miThis ZIP1.62 sq mi

Other place names in 79119

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ZIP codes near 79119

ZIPCityDistance
79012 Bushland, TX 5.1 mi
79121 Amarillo, TX 6.7 mi
79109 Amarillo, TX 8.4 mi
79110 Amarillo, TX 8.9 mi
79116 Amarillo, TX 9.5 mi
79106 Amarillo, TX 9.6 mi
79016 Canyon, TX 10.5 mi
79124 Amarillo, TX 10.5 mi
79102 Amarillo, TX 11.5 mi
79098 Wildorado, TX 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79119?

79119 is in Amarillo, Texas, in Randall County, part of the Amarillo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1091, -102.0179.

What county is 79119 in?

79119 lies in Randall County.

What area code is 79119?

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

What time zone is 79119 in?

79119 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79119?

About 24,907 people live in ZIP code 79119, in 9,786 households, at 250.3 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 79119?

$114,432 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79119?

The closest are 79012 (5.1 mi), 79121 (6.7 mi), 79109 (8.4 mi), 79110 (8.9 mi) and 79116 (9.5 mi).

Is 79119 a PO Box ZIP code?

79119 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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