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79379

ZIP 79379 is Whiteface, Texas, in Cochran County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cochran
Metro area
Lubbock, TX
Population
660
Coordinates
33.4950, -102.6535
☼ Live from 79379 — Whiteface, TX

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Where 79379 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79379
  • 🔢 Type 79379 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLEGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 79379 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011000010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79378 (Wellman, TX, 34 mi away) and 79380 (Whitharral, TX, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79379 becomes 97397, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37997, 77399, 77993, 79739, 79937, 93779, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99773 in Shungnak, AK, 3,162 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯492 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79379 and you would come out at 33.50°S, 77.35°E — 1,155 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 56m.
  • 📏 At 73.5 square miles of land, 79379 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population660This ZIP660
Households180This ZIP180
Housing units229This ZIP229
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$67,813This ZIP$67,813Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$80,800This ZIP$80,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$770This ZIP$770Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%This ZIP9.9%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density9.0 / sq miThis ZIP9.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,448,000This ZIP$1,448,000

Land area

Land area73.50 sq miThis ZIP73.50 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 79379

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

ZIP codes near 79379

ZIPCityDistance
79372 Sundown, TX 10.0 mi
79346 Morton, TX 14.4 mi
79336 Levelland, TX 16.3 mi
79376 Tokio, TX 17.1 mi
79338 Levelland, TX 18.1 mi
79353 Pep, TX 20.3 mi
79345 Meadow, TX 21.5 mi
79314 Bledsoe, TX 23.6 mi
79380 Whitharral, TX 25.2 mi
79355 Plains, TX 26.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79379?

79379 is in Whiteface, Texas, in Cochran County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4950, -102.6535.

What county is 79379 in?

79379 lies in Cochran County.

What area code is 79379?

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

What time zone is 79379 in?

79379 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79379?

About 660 people live in ZIP code 79379, in 180 households, at 9.0 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 79379?

$67,813 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79379?

The closest are 79372 (10 mi), 79346 (14.4 mi), 79336 (16.3 mi), 79376 (17.1 mi) and 79338 (18.1 mi).

Is 79379 a PO Box ZIP code?

79379 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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