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79343

ZIP 79343 is Lorenzo, Texas, mostly in Crosby County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crosby +1 more
Metro area
Lubbock, TX
Population
1,233
Coordinates
33.6457, -101.5526
☼ Live from 79343 — Lorenzo, TX

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Where 79343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79343
  • 🔢 Type 79343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,343 = 11 × 7213. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79342 (Loop, TX, 68 mi away) and 79344 (Maple, TX, 85 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79343 becomes 34397, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33497, 33947, 33974, 34739, 34973, 37349, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97343 in Eddyville, OR, 1,402 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯458 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79343 and you would come out at 33.65°S, 78.45°E — 1,164 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 128.6 square miles of land, 79343 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 98 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,233This ZIP1,233
Households473This ZIP473
Housing units572This ZIP572
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$58,906This ZIP$58,906Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$119,800This ZIP$119,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$681This ZIP$681Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density9.6 / sq miThis ZIP9.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees103This ZIP103
Annual payroll$6,462,000This ZIP$6,462,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$33,959,000This ZIP$33,959,000

Land area

Land area128.63 sq miThis ZIP128.63 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Counties 79343 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Crosby County 64.0%
Lubbock County 36.0%

Other place names in 79343

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

ZIP codes near 79343

ZIPCityDistance
79357 Ralls, TX 8.4 mi
79329 Idalou, TX 9.4 mi
79366 Ransom Canyon, TX 11.0 mi
79403 Lubbock, TX 11.8 mi
79364 Slaton, TX 14.6 mi
79430 Lubbock, TX 15.7 mi
79452 Lubbock, TX 15.7 mi
79490 Lubbock, TX 15.7 mi
79491 Lubbock, TX 15.7 mi
79493 Lubbock, TX 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79343?

79343 is in Lorenzo, Texas, in Crosby County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6457, -101.5526.

What county is 79343 in?

79343 spans 2 counties: Crosby County and Lubbock County. Most of it falls in Crosby 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 79343?

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

What time zone is 79343 in?

79343 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79343?

About 1,233 people live in ZIP code 79343, in 473 households, at 9.6 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 79343?

$58,906 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79343?

The closest are 79357 (8.4 mi), 79329 (9.4 mi), 79366 (11 mi), 79403 (11.8 mi) and 79364 (14.6 mi).

Is 79343 a PO Box ZIP code?

79343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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