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79423

ZIP 79423 is in Lubbock, Texas, mostly in Lubbock County; area code 806; Central time. Lubbock has 26 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lubbock +1 more
Metro area
Lubbock, TX
Population
46,998
Coordinates
33.4400, -101.8555
☼ Live from 79423 — Lubbock, TX

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Where 79423 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79423
  • 🔢 Type 79423 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZhGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 79423 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79416 (Lubbock, TX, 13 mi away) and 79424 (Lubbock, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79423 becomes 32497, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23479, 23947, 23974, 24739, 27349, 27943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27943 in Hatteras, NC, 1,492 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯477 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79423 and you would come out at 33.44°S, 78.14°E — 1,172 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 64.2 square miles of land, 79423 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,998This ZIP46,998
Households18,151This ZIP18,151
Housing units19,317This ZIP19,317
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$84,933This ZIP$84,933Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$234,400This ZIP$234,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,321This ZIP$1,321Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%This ZIP38.4%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density731.8 / sq miThis ZIP731.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,149This ZIP1,149
Employees14,379This ZIP14,379
Annual payroll$621,428,000This ZIP$621,428,000
Tax returns filed21,340This ZIP21,340
Total adjusted gross income$2,068,757,000This ZIP$2,068,757,000

Land area

Land area64.22 sq miThis ZIP64.22 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Counties 79423 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lubbock County 78.9%
Lynn County 21.1%

Other place names in 79423

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

ZIP codes near 79423

ZIPCityDistance
79424 Lubbock, TX 4.9 mi
79404 Lubbock, TX 7.0 mi
79412 Lubbock, TX 7.4 mi
79413 Lubbock, TX 7.6 mi
79414 Lubbock, TX 8.3 mi
79383 New Home, TX 8.5 mi
79411 Lubbock, TX 9.0 mi
79410 Lubbock, TX 9.2 mi
79409 Lubbock, TX 9.5 mi
79453 Lubbock, TX 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79423?

79423 is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4400, -101.8555.

What county is 79423 in?

79423 spans 2 counties: Lubbock County and Lynn 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 79423?

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

What time zone is 79423 in?

79423 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79423?

About 46,998 people live in ZIP code 79423, in 18,151 households, at 731.8 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 79423?

$84,933 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79423?

The closest are 79424 (4.9 mi), 79404 (7 mi), 79412 (7.4 mi), 79413 (7.6 mi) and 79414 (8.3 mi).

Is 79423 a PO Box ZIP code?

79423 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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