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79316

ZIP 79316 is Brownfield, Texas, in Terry County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Terry
Metro area
none
Population
10,055
Coordinates
33.1341, -102.3048
☼ Live from 79316 — Brownfield, TX

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Where 79316 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79316
  • 🔢 Type 79316 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIEGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,316 = 2 × 2 × 79 × 251. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010111010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79314 (Bledsoe, TX, 54 mi away) and 79322 (Crosbyton, TX, 73 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79316 becomes 61397, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13679, 13697, 13796, 16937, 17936, 17963, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96731 in Kahuku, HI, 3,465 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯507 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79316 and you would come out at 33.13°S, 77.70°E — 1,184 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 470.1 square miles of land, 79316 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 357 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,055This ZIP10,055
Households3,896This ZIP3,896
Housing units4,286This ZIP4,286
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$43,063This ZIP$43,063Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$103,900This ZIP$103,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$818This ZIP$818Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.9%This ZIP7.9%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density21.4 / sq miThis ZIP21.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments198This ZIP198
Employees1,734This ZIP1,734
Annual payroll$77,525,000This ZIP$77,525,000
Tax returns filed3,990This ZIP3,990
Total adjusted gross income$227,142,000This ZIP$227,142,000

Land area

Land area470.10 sq miThis ZIP470.10 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

Other place names in 79316

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

ZIP codes near 79316

ZIPCityDistance
79378 Wellman, TX 11.0 mi
79345 Meadow, TX 14.1 mi
79342 Loop, TX 16.0 mi
79377 Welch, TX 17.3 mi
79359 Seagraves, TX 20.1 mi
79376 Tokio, TX 20.8 mi
79358 Ropesville, TX 20.9 mi
79372 Sundown, TX 23.1 mi
79383 New Home, TX 26.4 mi
79373 Tahoka, TX 27.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79316?

79316 is in Brownfield, Texas, in Terry County. Its published point location is 33.1341, -102.3048.

What county is 79316 in?

79316 lies in Terry County.

What area code is 79316?

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

What time zone is 79316 in?

79316 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79316?

About 10,055 people live in ZIP code 79316, in 3,896 households, at 21.4 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 79316?

$43,063 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79316?

The closest are 79378 (11 mi), 79345 (14.1 mi), 79342 (16 mi), 79377 (17.3 mi) and 79359 (20.1 mi).

Is 79316 a PO Box ZIP code?

79316 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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