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79372

ZIP 79372 is Sundown, Texas, in Hockley County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hockley
Metro area
Lubbock, TX
Population
1,359
Coordinates
33.4248, -102.5011
☼ Live from 79372 — Sundown, TX

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Where 79372 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79372
  • 🔢 Type 79372 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLEGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,372 = 2 × 2 × 19843. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79371 (Sudan, TX, 40 mi away) and 79373 (Tahoka, TX, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79372 becomes 27397, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27379, 27937, 27973, 29377, 32779, 37729, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27973 in Shawboro, NC, 1,508 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯493 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79372 and you would come out at 33.42°S, 77.50°E — 1,162 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 15.6 square miles of land, 79372 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,359This ZIP1,359
Households496This ZIP496
Housing units545This ZIP545
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$58,906This ZIP$58,906Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$96,700This ZIP$96,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%This ZIP24.1%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density87.0 / sq miThis ZIP87.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees436This ZIP436
Annual payroll$43,827,000This ZIP$43,827,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$43,745,000This ZIP$43,745,000

Land area

Land area15.63 sq miThis ZIP15.63 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 79372

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

ZIP codes near 79372

ZIPCityDistance
79379 Whiteface, TX 10.0 mi
79345 Meadow, TX 11.5 mi
79336 Levelland, TX 13.4 mi
79338 Levelland, TX 14.1 mi
79376 Tokio, TX 14.5 mi
79358 Ropesville, TX 17.9 mi
79367 Smyer, TX 22.3 mi
79316 Brownfield, TX 23.1 mi
79380 Whitharral, TX 23.9 mi
79346 Morton, TX 24.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79372?

79372 is in Sundown, Texas, in Hockley County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4248, -102.5011.

What county is 79372 in?

79372 lies in Hockley County.

What area code is 79372?

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

What time zone is 79372 in?

79372 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79372?

About 1,359 people live in ZIP code 79372, in 496 households, at 87.0 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 79372?

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

What ZIP codes are near 79372?

The closest are 79379 (10 mi), 79345 (11.5 mi), 79336 (13.4 mi), 79338 (14.1 mi) and 79376 (14.5 mi).

Is 79372 a PO Box ZIP code?

79372 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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