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79241

ZIP 79241 is Lockney, Texas, mostly in Floyd County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Floyd +1 more
Metro area
Plainview, TX
Population
2,204
Coordinates
34.1796, -101.3878
☼ Live from 79241 — Lockney, TX

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Where 79241 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79241
  • 🔢 Type 79241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 79241 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79240 (Lelia Lake, TX, 60 mi away) and 79243 (Mcadoo, TX, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79241 becomes 14297, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12749, 12974, 14729, 17249, 19472, 21749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12974 in Port Henry, NY, 1,635 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯420 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79241 and you would come out at 34.18°S, 78.61°E — 1,132 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 377.9 square miles of land, 79241 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 287 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,204This ZIP2,204
Households856This ZIP856
Housing units1,085This ZIP1,085
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,803This ZIP$61,803Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$85,700This ZIP$85,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$721This ZIP$721Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute14.2 minThis ZIP14.2 min
Population density5.8 / sq miThis ZIP5.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees272This ZIP272
Annual payroll$12,398,000This ZIP$12,398,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$52,396,000This ZIP$52,396,000

Land area

Land area377.91 sq miThis ZIP377.91 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 79241 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Floyd County 99.3%
Swisher County 0.7%

Other place names in 79241

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 79241

ZIPCityDistance
79258 South Plains, TX 6.8 mi
79221 Aiken, TX 8.3 mi
79235 Floydada, TX 17.9 mi
79257 Silverton, TX 19.2 mi
79072 Plainview, TX 20.4 mi
79255 Quitaque, TX 22.6 mi
79250 Petersburg, TX 23.1 mi
79231 Dougherty, TX 24.7 mi
79052 Kress, TX 24.8 mi
79234 Flomot, TX 26.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79241?

79241 is in Lockney, Texas, in Floyd County, part of the Plainview, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1796, -101.3878.

What county is 79241 in?

79241 spans 2 counties: Floyd County and Swisher County. Most of it falls in Floyd 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 79241?

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

What time zone is 79241 in?

79241 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79241?

About 2,204 people live in ZIP code 79241, in 856 households, at 5.8 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 79241?

$61,803 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79241?

The closest are 79258 (6.8 mi), 79221 (8.3 mi), 79235 (17.9 mi), 79257 (19.2 mi) and 79072 (20.4 mi).

Is 79241 a PO Box ZIP code?

79241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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