79406
ZIP 79406 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
- 7,995
- Coordinates
- 33.5859, -101.8784
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Where 79406 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 79406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,406 = 2 × 39703. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011000101110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79404 (Lubbock, TX, 6 mi away) and 79407 (Lubbock, TX, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79406 becomes 60497, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04679, 04769, 04967, 04976, 06479, 06749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96407 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,060 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
- 🎯468 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79406 and you would come out at 33.59°S, 78.12°E — 1,162 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 0.954 square miles of land, 79406 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 462 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 7,995This ZIP7,995 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 32This ZIP32 |
| Median age | 19.3This ZIP19.3Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 55.9%This ZIP55.9% |
| Mean commute | 11.9 minThis ZIP11.9 min |
| Population density | 8,380.5 / sq miThis ZIP8,380.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.95 sq miThis ZIP0.95 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 79406
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79406
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79410 | Lubbock, TX | 1.3 mi |
79409 | Lubbock, TX | 1.4 mi |
79453 | Lubbock, TX | 1.4 mi |
79457 | Lubbock, TX | 1.4 mi |
79401 | Lubbock, TX | 1.5 mi |
79411 | Lubbock, TX | 1.6 mi |
79402 | Lubbock, TX | 2.1 mi |
79413 | Lubbock, TX | 2.9 mi |
79412 | Lubbock, TX | 3.0 mi |
79408 | Lubbock, TX | 3.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79406?
79406 is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5859, -101.8784.
What county is 79406 in?
79406 lies in Lubbock County.
What area code is 79406?
Lubbock uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79406 in?
79406 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79406?
About 7,995 people live in ZIP code 79406, at 8,380.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 79406?
The closest are 79410 (1.3 mi), 79409 (1.4 mi), 79453 (1.4 mi), 79457 (1.4 mi) and 79401 (1.5 mi).
Is 79406 a PO Box ZIP code?
79406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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