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Where 79220 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.
- 🔢 Type 79220 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZZGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,220 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 233. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010101110100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79201 (Childress, TX, 50 mi away) and 79221 (Aiken, TX, 51 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79220 becomes 02297 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boston, MA, 1,711 miles away.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02297, 07922, 09227, 09722, 20792, 22079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09227 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,216 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯436 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79220 and you would come out at 33.77°S, 79.24°E — 1,171 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
- 📏 At 116.4 square miles of land, 79220 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 225This ZIP225 |
|---|---|
| Households | 81This ZIP81 |
| Housing units | 107This ZIP107 |
| Median age | 37.0This ZIP37.0Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $49,792This ZIP$49,792Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $116,700This ZIP$116,700Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.4%This ZIP24.4% |
| Mean commute | 27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min |
| Population density | 1.9 / sq miThis ZIP1.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 116.44 sq miThis ZIP116.44 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 79220
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79229 | Dickens, TX | 7.0 mi |
79256 | Roaring Springs, TX | 8.8 mi |
79243 | Mcadoo, TX | 15.0 mi |
79244 | Matador, TX | 20.2 mi |
79231 | Dougherty, TX | 21.1 mi |
79370 | Spur, TX | 24.2 mi |
79322 | Crosbyton, TX | 26.6 mi |
79236 | Guthrie, TX | 29.0 mi |
79235 | Floydada, TX | 31.1 mi |
79518 | Girard, TX | 31.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79220?
79220 is in Afton, Texas, in Dickens County. Its published point location is 33.7670, -100.7643.
What county is 79220 in?
79220 lies in Dickens County.
What area code is 79220?
Afton uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79220 in?
79220 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79220?
About 225 people live in ZIP code 79220, in 81 households, at 1.9 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 79220?
$49,792 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 79220?
The closest are 79229 (7 mi), 79256 (8.8 mi), 79243 (15 mi), 79244 (20.2 mi) and 79231 (21.1 mi).
Is 79220 a PO Box ZIP code?
79220 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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