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79256

ZIP 79256 is Roaring Springs, Texas, mostly in Motley County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Motley +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
290
Coordinates
33.8820, -100.8311
☼ Live from 79256 — Roaring Springs, TX

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Where 79256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79256
  • 🔢 Type 79256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 9907. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010110011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79255 (Quitaque, TX, 35 mi away) and 79257 (Silverton, TX, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79256 becomes 65297, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25976, 27569, 27596, 27695, 27956, 27965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96257 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,611 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% 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 79256 and you would come out at 33.88°S, 79.17°E — 1,162 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 54m.
  • 📏 At 243.4 square miles of land, 79256 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 185 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population290This ZIP290
Households102This ZIP102
Housing units176This ZIP176
Median age57.6This ZIP57.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$39,231This ZIP$39,231Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$65,800This ZIP$65,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$877This ZIP$877Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density1.2 / sq miThis ZIP1.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,438,000This ZIP$1,438,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$6,584,000This ZIP$6,584,000

Land area

Land area243.35 sq miThis ZIP243.35 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 79256 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Motley County 83.9%
Dickens County 16.1%

Other place names in 79256

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

ZIP codes near 79256

ZIPCityDistance
79220 Afton, TX 8.8 mi
79244 Matador, TX 12.3 mi
79243 Mcadoo, TX 13.7 mi
79231 Dougherty, TX 14.1 mi
79229 Dickens, TX 15.7 mi
79234 Flomot, TX 23.8 mi
79235 Floydada, TX 25.1 mi
79322 Crosbyton, TX 26.5 mi
79370 Spur, TX 30.7 mi
79223 Cee Vee, TX 31.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79256?

79256 is in Roaring Springs, Texas, in Motley County. Its published point location is 33.8820, -100.8311.

What county is 79256 in?

79256 spans 2 counties: Motley County and Dickens County. Most of it falls in Motley 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 79256?

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

What time zone is 79256 in?

79256 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79256?

About 290 people live in ZIP code 79256, in 102 households, at 1.2 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 79256?

$39,231 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79256?

The closest are 79220 (8.8 mi), 79244 (12.3 mi), 79243 (13.7 mi), 79231 (14.1 mi) and 79229 (15.7 mi).

Is 79256 a PO Box ZIP code?

79256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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