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Where 79230 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 79230 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEZGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,230 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 19 × 139. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010101111110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79229 (Dickens, TX, 82 mi away) and 79231 (Dougherty, TX, 78 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79230 becomes 03297, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02379, 02739, 03279, 07932, 09237, 09723, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09723 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,179 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯363 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79230 and you would come out at 34.71°S, 79.95°E — 1,126 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
- 📏 At 72.6 square miles of land, 79230 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 31This ZIP31 |
|---|---|
| Households | 16This ZIP16 |
| Housing units | 49This ZIP49 |
| Median age | 57.3This ZIP57.3Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.4%This ZIP7.4% |
| Mean commute | 17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min |
| Population density | 0.4 / sq miThis ZIP0.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 72.58 sq miThis ZIP72.58 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
Counties 79230 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Childress County | 67.0% |
| Collingsworth County | 33.0% |
Other place names in 79230
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79230
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
73550 | Hollis, OK | 8.7 mi |
79095 | Wellington, TX | 14.5 mi |
73571 | Vinson, OK | 15.8 mi |
73544 | Gould, OK | 17.3 mi |
79245 | Memphis, TX | 24.1 mi |
79201 | Childress, TX | 26.7 mi |
73554 | Mangum, OK | 26.9 mi |
79077 | Samnorwood, TX | 26.9 mi |
73532 | Duke, OK | 27.0 mi |
73537 | Eldorado, OK | 27.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79230?
79230 is in Dodson, Texas, in Childress County. Its published point location is 34.7101, -100.0536.
What county is 79230 in?
79230 spans 2 counties: Childress County and Collingsworth County. Most of it falls in Childress 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 79230?
Dodson uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79230 in?
79230 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79230?
About 31 people live in ZIP code 79230, in 16 households, at 0.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 79230?
The closest are 73550 (8.7 mi), 79095 (14.5 mi), 73571 (15.8 mi), 73544 (17.3 mi) and 79245 (24.1 mi).
Is 79230 a PO Box ZIP code?
79230 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “79230 ZIP Code — Dodson, Texas (Childress County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/79230
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