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79358

ZIP 79358 is Ropesville, 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
1,622
Coordinates
33.4220, -102.1909
☼ Live from 79358 — Ropesville, TX

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Where 79358 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79358
  • 🔢 Type 79358 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BSEGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,358 = 2 × 39679. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79357 (Ralls, TX, 48 mi away) and 79359 (Seagraves, TX, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79358 becomes 85397, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35897, 35978, 35987, 38579, 38759, 38957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98357 in Neah Bay, WA, 1,550 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯486 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79358 and you would come out at 33.42°S, 77.81°E — 1,167 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 125.7 square miles of land, 79358 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,622This ZIP1,622
Households542This ZIP542
Housing units569This ZIP569
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$90,333This ZIP$90,333Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$217,600This ZIP$217,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000This ZIP$1,000Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%This ZIP33.0%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density12.9 / sq miThis ZIP12.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees129This ZIP129
Annual payroll$6,123,000This ZIP$6,123,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$64,915,000This ZIP$64,915,000

Land area

Land area125.72 sq miThis ZIP125.72 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 79358 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hockley County 86.4%
Lubbock County 8.5%
Terry County 5.1%

Other place names in 79358

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

ZIP codes near 79358

ZIPCityDistance
79345 Meadow, TX 10.0 mi
79382 Wolfforth, TX 10.5 mi
79464 Lubbock, TX 11.4 mi
79407 Lubbock, TX 11.4 mi
79367 Smyer, TX 11.6 mi
79424 Lubbock, TX 15.0 mi
79338 Levelland, TX 15.4 mi
79416 Lubbock, TX 17.2 mi
79336 Levelland, TX 17.2 mi
79383 New Home, TX 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79358?

79358 is in Ropesville, Texas, in Hockley County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4220, -102.1909.

What county is 79358 in?

79358 spans 3 counties: Hockley County, Lubbock County and Terry 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 79358?

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

What time zone is 79358 in?

79358 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79358?

About 1,622 people live in ZIP code 79358, in 542 households, at 12.9 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 79358?

$90,333 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79358?

The closest are 79345 (10 mi), 79382 (10.5 mi), 79464 (11.4 mi), 79407 (11.4 mi) and 79367 (11.6 mi).

Is 79358 a PO Box ZIP code?

79358 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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