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79404

ZIP 79404 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
8,529
Coordinates
33.5277, -101.7937
☼ Live from 79404 — Lubbock, TX

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Where 79404 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79404
  • 🔢 Type 79404 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOhGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,404 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 13 × 509. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79403 (Lubbock, TX, 8 mi away) and 79406 (Lubbock, TX, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79404 becomes 40497, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04479, 04497, 04947, 04974, 09447, 44097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09447 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,857 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯470 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79404 and you would come out at 33.53°S, 78.21°E — 1,167 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 28.5 square miles of land, 79404 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,529This ZIP8,529
Households3,366This ZIP3,366
Housing units4,293This ZIP4,293
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$51,630This ZIP$51,630Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$85,600This ZIP$85,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,151This ZIP$1,151Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density298.8 / sq miThis ZIP298.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments479This ZIP479
Employees9,922This ZIP9,922
Annual payroll$590,069,000This ZIP$590,069,000
Tax returns filed3,760This ZIP3,760
Total adjusted gross income$145,260,000This ZIP$145,260,000

Land area

Land area28.54 sq miThis ZIP28.54 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Other place names in 79404

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

ZIP codes near 79404

ZIPCityDistance
79412 Lubbock, TX 3.8 mi
79402 Lubbock, TX 4.6 mi
79411 Lubbock, TX 4.7 mi
79409 Lubbock, TX 5.0 mi
79453 Lubbock, TX 5.0 mi
79457 Lubbock, TX 5.0 mi
79401 Lubbock, TX 5.3 mi
79413 Lubbock, TX 5.7 mi
79430 Lubbock, TX 5.9 mi
79452 Lubbock, TX 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79404?

79404 is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5277, -101.7937.

What county is 79404 in?

79404 lies in Lubbock County.

What area code is 79404?

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

What time zone is 79404 in?

79404 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79404?

About 8,529 people live in ZIP code 79404, in 3,366 households, at 298.8 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 79404?

$51,630 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79404?

The closest are 79412 (3.8 mi), 79402 (4.6 mi), 79411 (4.7 mi), 79409 (5 mi) and 79453 (5 mi).

Is 79404 a PO Box ZIP code?

79404 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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