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79382

ZIP 79382 is Wolfforth, Texas, mostly in Lubbock County; area code 806; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lubbock +1 more
Metro area
Lubbock, TX
Population
10,512
Coordinates
33.4689, -102.0176
☼ Live from 79382 — Wolfforth, TX

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Where 79382 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79382
  • 🔢 Type 79382 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBEGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,382 = 2 × 19 × 2089. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011000010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79381 (Wilson, TX, 18 mi away) and 79383 (New Home, TX, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79382 becomes 28397, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23879, 23897, 27839, 27893, 27938, 27983, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98273 in Mount Vernon, WA, 1,472 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯479 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79382 and you would come out at 33.47°S, 77.98°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 51.1 square miles of land, 79382 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,512This ZIP10,512
Households3,542This ZIP3,542
Housing units3,760This ZIP3,760
Median age32.1This ZIP32.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$84,457This ZIP$84,457Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$257,100This ZIP$257,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,481This ZIP$1,481Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%This ZIP30.4%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density205.8 / sq miThis ZIP205.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments235This ZIP235
Employees2,090This ZIP2,090
Annual payroll$97,362,000This ZIP$97,362,000
Tax returns filed4,480This ZIP4,480
Total adjusted gross income$482,999,000This ZIP$482,999,000

Land area

Land area51.09 sq miThis ZIP51.09 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 79382 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lubbock County 94.3%
Hockley County 5.7%

Other place names in 79382

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ZIP codes near 79382

ZIPCityDistance
79464 Lubbock, TX 1.5 mi
79424 Lubbock, TX 4.8 mi
79407 Lubbock, TX 7.5 mi
79414 Lubbock, TX 7.8 mi
79408 Lubbock, TX 8.5 mi
79413 Lubbock, TX 9.1 mi
79416 Lubbock, TX 9.3 mi
79423 Lubbock, TX 9.6 mi
79410 Lubbock, TX 10.1 mi
79358 Ropesville, TX 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79382?

79382 is in Wolfforth, Texas, in Lubbock County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4689, -102.0176.

What county is 79382 in?

79382 spans 2 counties: Lubbock County and Hockley County. Most of it falls in Lubbock 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 79382?

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

What time zone is 79382 in?

79382 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79382?

About 10,512 people live in ZIP code 79382, in 3,542 households, at 205.8 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 79382?

$84,457 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79382?

The closest are 79464 (1.5 mi), 79424 (4.8 mi), 79407 (7.5 mi), 79414 (7.8 mi) and 79408 (8.5 mi).

Is 79382 a PO Box ZIP code?

79382 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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