79231
ZIP 79231 is Dougherty, Texas, in Floyd County; area code 806; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Floyd
- Metro area
- Plainview, TX
- Population
- 24
- Coordinates
- 33.9416, -101.0658
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Where 79231 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 79231 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEZGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 79231 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010101111111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79230 (Dodson, TX, 78 mi away) and 79233 (Estelline, TX, 50 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79231 becomes 13297, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12937, 12973, 17239, 17329, 17923, 17932, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12937 in Fort Covington, NY, 1,599 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯429 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79231 and you would come out at 33.94°S, 78.93°E — 1,154 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
- 📏 At 10.7 square miles of land, 79231 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.1 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 24This ZIP24 |
|---|---|
| Households | 15This ZIP15 |
| Housing units | 15This ZIP15 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 2.2 / sq miThis ZIP2.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 10.72 sq miThis ZIP10.72 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 79231
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79235 | Floydada, TX | 11.3 mi |
79243 | Mcadoo, TX | 12.2 mi |
79256 | Roaring Springs, TX | 14.1 mi |
79244 | Matador, TX | 17.6 mi |
79234 | Flomot, TX | 20.6 mi |
79322 | Crosbyton, TX | 21.0 mi |
79220 | Afton, TX | 21.1 mi |
79258 | South Plains, TX | 24.7 mi |
79241 | Lockney, TX | 24.7 mi |
79229 | Dickens, TX | 26.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79231?
79231 is in Dougherty, Texas, in Floyd County, part of the Plainview, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9416, -101.0658.
What county is 79231 in?
79231 lies in Floyd County.
What area code is 79231?
Dougherty uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79231 in?
79231 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79231?
About 24 people live in ZIP code 79231, in 15 households, at 2.2 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 79231?
The closest are 79235 (11.3 mi), 79243 (12.2 mi), 79256 (14.1 mi), 79244 (17.6 mi) and 79234 (20.6 mi).
Is 79231 a PO Box ZIP code?
79231 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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