79313
ZIP 79313 is Anton, Texas, mostly in Hockley County; area code 806; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Hockley +2 more
- Metro area
- Lubbock, TX
- Population
- 1,527
- Coordinates
- 33.8126, -102.1609
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Where 79313 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 79313 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EIEGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,313 = 13 × 6101. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010111010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79312 (Amherst, TX, 17 mi away) and 79314 (Bledsoe, TX, 52 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79313 becomes 31397, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13739, 17339, 17933, 19373, 19733, 31739, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13739 in Bloomville, NY, 1,593 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
- 🎯460 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79313 and you would come out at 33.81°S, 77.84°E — 1,142 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
- 📏 At 145.8 square miles of land, 79313 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 111 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,527This ZIP1,527 |
|---|---|
| Households | 585This ZIP585 |
| Housing units | 734This ZIP734 |
| Median age | 37.4This ZIP37.4Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $62,788This ZIP$62,788Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $74,300This ZIP$74,300Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $920This ZIP$920Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.3%This ZIP19.3% |
| Mean commute | 26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min |
| Population density | 10.5 / sq miThis ZIP10.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 17This ZIP17 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 194This ZIP194 |
| Annual payroll | $7,418,000This ZIP$7,418,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 580This ZIP580 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $36,609,000This ZIP$36,609,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 145.79 sq miThis ZIP145.79 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Counties 79313 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Hockley County | 56.3% |
| Lamb County | 42.9% |
| Lubbock County | 0.9% |
Other place names in 79313
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79313
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79369 | Spade, TX | 9.0 mi |
79363 | Shallowater, TX | 9.8 mi |
79380 | Whitharral, TX | 10.8 mi |
79339 | Littlefield, TX | 12.2 mi |
79021 | Cotton Center, TX | 15.2 mi |
79367 | Smyer, TX | 15.4 mi |
79073 | Plainview, TX | 15.7 mi |
79311 | Abernathy, TX | 16.3 mi |
79312 | Amherst, TX | 16.8 mi |
79415 | Lubbock, TX | 17.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79313?
79313 is in Anton, Texas, in Hockley County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8126, -102.1609.
What county is 79313 in?
79313 spans 3 counties: Hockley County, Lamb County and Lubbock County. Most of it falls in Hockley 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 79313?
Anton uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79313 in?
79313 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79313?
About 1,527 people live in ZIP code 79313, in 585 households, at 10.5 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 79313?
$62,788 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 79313?
The closest are 79369 (9 mi), 79363 (9.8 mi), 79380 (10.8 mi), 79339 (12.2 mi) and 79021 (15.2 mi).
Is 79313 a PO Box ZIP code?
79313 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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