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79329

ZIP 79329 is Idalou, Texas, in Lubbock County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lubbock
Metro area
Lubbock, TX
Population
3,322
Coordinates
33.7164, -101.6917
☼ Live from 79329 — Idalou, TX

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Where 79329 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79329
  • 🔢 Type 79329 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZEGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,329 = 3 × 31 × 853. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010111100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79326 (Fieldton, TX, 40 mi away) and 79330 (Justiceburg, TX, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79329 becomes 92397 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wrightwood, CA, 920 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27939, 29379, 32799, 37929, 79239, 79923, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99723 in Barrow, AK, 3,265 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯456 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79329 and you would come out at 33.72°S, 78.31°E — 1,157 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 55m.
  • 📏 At 83.1 square miles of land, 79329 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,322This ZIP3,322
Households1,260This ZIP1,260
Housing units1,448This ZIP1,448
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$67,059This ZIP$67,059Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$220,200This ZIP$220,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$684This ZIP$684Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density40.0 / sq miThis ZIP40.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments57This ZIP57
Employees377This ZIP377
Annual payroll$22,089,000This ZIP$22,089,000
Tax returns filed1,500This ZIP1,500
Total adjusted gross income$147,912,000This ZIP$147,912,000

Land area

Land area83.14 sq miThis ZIP83.14 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 79329

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

ZIP codes near 79329

ZIPCityDistance
79403 Lubbock, TX 6.3 mi
79350 New Deal, TX 7.8 mi
79343 Lorenzo, TX 9.4 mi
79430 Lubbock, TX 10.5 mi
79452 Lubbock, TX 10.5 mi
79490 Lubbock, TX 10.5 mi
79491 Lubbock, TX 10.5 mi
79493 Lubbock, TX 10.5 mi
79499 Lubbock, TX 10.5 mi
79415 Lubbock, TX 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79329?

79329 is in Idalou, Texas, in Lubbock County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7164, -101.6917.

What county is 79329 in?

79329 lies in Lubbock County.

What area code is 79329?

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

What time zone is 79329 in?

79329 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79329?

About 3,322 people live in ZIP code 79329, in 1,260 households, at 40.0 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 79329?

$67,059 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79329?

The closest are 79403 (6.3 mi), 79350 (7.8 mi), 79343 (9.4 mi), 79430 (10.5 mi) and 79452 (10.5 mi).

Is 79329 a PO Box ZIP code?

79329 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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