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79424

ZIP 79424 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
53,478
Coordinates
33.4652, -101.9353
☼ Live from 79424 — Lubbock, TX

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Where 79424 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 79424
  • 🔢 Type 79424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 73. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011001000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79423 (Lubbock, TX, 5 mi away) and 79430 (Lubbock, TX, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79424 becomes 42497, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24479, 24974, 27944, 29447, 29474, 29744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27944 in Hertford, NC, 1,456 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% 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 79424 and you would come out at 33.47°S, 78.06°E — 1,169 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 41.6 square miles of land, 79424 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,478This ZIP53,478
Households22,084This ZIP22,084
Housing units23,427This ZIP23,427
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$97,231This ZIP$97,231Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$296,300This ZIP$296,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,218This ZIP$1,218Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.4%This ZIP46.4%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density1,285.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,285.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,968This ZIP1,968
Employees24,722This ZIP24,722
Annual payroll$1,134,046,000This ZIP$1,134,046,000
Tax returns filed25,280This ZIP25,280
Total adjusted gross income$3,034,705,000This ZIP$3,034,705,000

Land area

Land area41.60 sq miThis ZIP41.60 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 79424

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ZIP codes near 79424

ZIPCityDistance
79464 Lubbock, TX 4.7 mi
79382 Wolfforth, TX 4.8 mi
79423 Lubbock, TX 4.9 mi
79414 Lubbock, TX 5.8 mi
79413 Lubbock, TX 6.1 mi
79408 Lubbock, TX 7.0 mi
79412 Lubbock, TX 7.2 mi
79410 Lubbock, TX 7.7 mi
79411 Lubbock, TX 8.5 mi
79406 Lubbock, TX 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79424?

79424 is in Lubbock, Texas, in Lubbock County, part of the Lubbock, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4652, -101.9353.

What county is 79424 in?

79424 lies in Lubbock County.

What area code is 79424?

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

What time zone is 79424 in?

79424 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79424?

About 53,478 people live in ZIP code 79424, in 22,084 households, at 1,285.6 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 79424?

$97,231 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79424?

The closest are 79464 (4.7 mi), 79382 (4.8 mi), 79423 (4.9 mi), 79414 (5.8 mi) and 79413 (6.1 mi).

Is 79424 a PO Box ZIP code?

79424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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