79258
ZIP 79258 is South Plains, Texas, in Floyd County; area code 806; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Floyd
- Metro area
- Plainview, TX
- Population
- 14
- Coordinates
- 34.2434, -101.2964
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Where 79258 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 79258 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BSZGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,258 = 2 × 23 × 1723. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010110011010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79257 (Silverton, TX, 14 mi away) and 79259 (Tell, TX, 49 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79258 becomes 85297 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gilbert, AZ, 603 miles away.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25879, 25978, 27589, 27895, 27958, 27985, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98257 in La Conner, WA, 1,464 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯414 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79258 and you would come out at 34.24°S, 78.70°E — 1,130 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
- 📏 At 18.5 square miles of land, 79258 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 14This ZIP14 |
|---|---|
| Households | 6This ZIP6 |
| Housing units | 6This ZIP6 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.9%This ZIP42.9% |
| Population density | 0.8 / sq miThis ZIP0.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 18.55 sq miThis ZIP18.55 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 79258
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79241 | Lockney, TX | 6.8 mi |
79257 | Silverton, TX | 14.1 mi |
79221 | Aiken, TX | 14.8 mi |
79255 | Quitaque, TX | 15.8 mi |
79235 | Floydada, TX | 20.9 mi |
79234 | Flomot, TX | 21.2 mi |
79231 | Dougherty, TX | 24.7 mi |
79072 | Plainview, TX | 26.1 mi |
79052 | Kress, TX | 27.9 mi |
79261 | Turkey, TX | 28.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79258?
79258 is in South Plains, Texas, in Floyd County, part of the Plainview, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.2434, -101.2964.
What county is 79258 in?
79258 lies in Floyd County.
What area code is 79258?
South Plains uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79258 in?
79258 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79258?
About 14 people live in ZIP code 79258, in 6 households, at 0.8 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 79258?
The closest are 79241 (6.8 mi), 79257 (14.1 mi), 79221 (14.8 mi), 79255 (15.8 mi) and 79235 (20.9 mi).
Is 79258 a PO Box ZIP code?
79258 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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