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79403

ZIP 79403 is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County; area code 806; Central time. Lubbock has 26 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lubbock
Metro area
Lubbock, TX
Population
16,089
Coordinates
33.6435, -101.7582
☼ Live from 79403 — Lubbock, TX

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Where 79403 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79403
  • 🔢 Type 79403 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOhGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,403 = 271 × 293. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011000101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79402 (Lubbock, TX, 6 mi away) and 79404 (Lubbock, TX, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79403 becomes 30497, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03749, 04739, 04937, 04973, 07439, 07934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09734 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,903 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯462 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79403 and you would come out at 33.64°S, 78.24°E — 1,160 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 55m.
  • 📏 At 131.3 square miles of land, 79403 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 100 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,089This ZIP16,089
Households5,905This ZIP5,905
Housing units6,755This ZIP6,755
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$47,907This ZIP$47,907Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$84,100This ZIP$84,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,060This ZIP$1,060Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density122.5 / sq miThis ZIP122.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments249This ZIP249
Employees6,385This ZIP6,385
Annual payroll$360,730,000This ZIP$360,730,000
Tax returns filed6,660This ZIP6,660
Total adjusted gross income$273,886,000This ZIP$273,886,000

Land area

Land area131.34 sq miThis ZIP131.34 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Other place names in 79403

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

ZIP codes near 79403

ZIPCityDistance
79430 Lubbock, TX 4.3 mi
79452 Lubbock, TX 4.3 mi
79490 Lubbock, TX 4.3 mi
79491 Lubbock, TX 4.3 mi
79493 Lubbock, TX 4.3 mi
79499 Lubbock, TX 4.3 mi
79329 Idalou, TX 6.3 mi
79402 Lubbock, TX 6.5 mi
79401 Lubbock, TX 6.7 mi
79409 Lubbock, TX 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79403?

79403 is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6435, -101.7582.

What county is 79403 in?

79403 lies in Lubbock County.

What area code is 79403?

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

What time zone is 79403 in?

79403 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79403?

About 16,089 people live in ZIP code 79403, in 5,905 households, at 122.5 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 79403?

$47,907 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79403?

The closest are 79430 (4.3 mi), 79452 (4.3 mi), 79490 (4.3 mi), 79491 (4.3 mi) and 79493 (4.3 mi).

Is 79403 a PO Box ZIP code?

79403 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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