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79373

ZIP 79373 is Tahoka, Texas, in Lynn County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lynn
Metro area
Lubbock, TX
Population
3,087
Coordinates
33.1587, -101.8393
☼ Live from 79373 — Tahoka, TX

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Where 79373 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79373
  • 🔢 Type 79373 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELEGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,373 = 7 × 17 × 23 × 29. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011000001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79372 (Sundown, TX, 42 mi away) and 79376 (Tokio, TX, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79373 becomes 37397 — and that is a real ZIP code: Whitwell, TN, 942 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33779, 37379, 37397, 39737, 39773, 73739, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97373 in Saint Benedict, OR, 1,384 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯495 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79373 and you would come out at 33.16°S, 78.16°E — 1,191 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 500.3 square miles of land, 79373 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 380 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,087This ZIP3,087
Households1,135This ZIP1,135
Housing units1,346This ZIP1,346
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$74,728This ZIP$74,728Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$137,100This ZIP$137,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$967This ZIP$967Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density6.2 / sq miThis ZIP6.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees611This ZIP611
Annual payroll$38,099,000This ZIP$38,099,000
Tax returns filed1,260This ZIP1,260
Total adjusted gross income$109,535,000This ZIP$109,535,000

Land area

Land area500.26 sq miThis ZIP500.26 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Other place names in 79373

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ZIP codes near 79373

ZIPCityDistance
79381 Wilson, TX 11.4 mi
79383 New Home, TX 12.1 mi
79351 Odonnell, TX 15.7 mi
79423 Lubbock, TX 19.5 mi
79424 Lubbock, TX 21.9 mi
79364 Slaton, TX 23.2 mi
79377 Welch, TX 23.3 mi
79382 Wolfforth, TX 23.8 mi
79464 Lubbock, TX 24.9 mi
79404 Lubbock, TX 25.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79373?

79373 is in Tahoka, Texas, in Lynn County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1587, -101.8393.

What county is 79373 in?

79373 lies in Lynn County.

What area code is 79373?

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

What time zone is 79373 in?

79373 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79373?

About 3,087 people live in ZIP code 79373, in 1,135 households, at 6.2 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 79373?

$74,728 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79373?

The closest are 79381 (11.4 mi), 79383 (12.1 mi), 79351 (15.7 mi), 79423 (19.5 mi) and 79424 (21.9 mi).

Is 79373 a PO Box ZIP code?

79373 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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