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79415

ZIP 79415 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
15,794
Coordinates
33.7008, -101.8970
☼ Live from 79415 — Lubbock, TX

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Where 79415 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79415
  • 🔢 Type 79415 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIhGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,415 = 5 × 7 × 2269. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79414 (Lubbock, TX, 11 mi away) and 79416 (Lubbock, TX, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79415 becomes 51497, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15479, 17549, 17945, 17954, 19457, 19475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19457 in Parker Ford, PA, 1,514 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯461 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79415 and you would come out at 33.70°S, 78.10°E — 1,154 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 67.8 square miles of land, 79415 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,794This ZIP15,794
Households6,428This ZIP6,428
Housing units7,304This ZIP7,304
Median age27.6This ZIP27.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$36,468This ZIP$36,468Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$96,400This ZIP$96,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$962This ZIP$962Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute16.0 minThis ZIP16.0 min
Population density232.8 / sq miThis ZIP232.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments275This ZIP275
Employees10,942This ZIP10,942
Annual payroll$613,881,000This ZIP$613,881,000
Tax returns filed6,450This ZIP6,450
Total adjusted gross income$254,098,000This ZIP$254,098,000

Land area

Land area67.83 sq miThis ZIP67.83 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 79415

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

ZIP codes near 79415

ZIPCityDistance
79350 New Deal, TX 4.6 mi
79430 Lubbock, TX 7.6 mi
79452 Lubbock, TX 7.6 mi
79490 Lubbock, TX 7.6 mi
79491 Lubbock, TX 7.6 mi
79493 Lubbock, TX 7.6 mi
79499 Lubbock, TX 7.6 mi
79406 Lubbock, TX 8.0 mi
79401 Lubbock, TX 8.3 mi
79363 Shallowater, TX 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79415?

79415 is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7008, -101.8970.

What county is 79415 in?

79415 lies in Lubbock County.

What area code is 79415?

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

What time zone is 79415 in?

79415 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79415?

About 15,794 people live in ZIP code 79415, in 6,428 households, at 232.8 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 79415?

$36,468 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79415?

The closest are 79350 (4.6 mi), 79430 (7.6 mi), 79452 (7.6 mi), 79490 (7.6 mi) and 79491 (7.6 mi).

Is 79415 a PO Box ZIP code?

79415 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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