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79501

ZIP 79501 is Anson, Texas, in Jones County; area code 325; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jones
Metro area
Abilene, TX
Population
3,630
Coordinates
32.7406, -99.8904
☼ Live from 79501 — Anson, TX

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Where 79501 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79501
  • 🔢 Type 79501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,501 = 107 × 743. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011010001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79499 (Lubbock, TX, 127 mi away) and 79502 (Aspermont, TX, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79501 becomes 10597 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waccabuc, NY, 1,559 miles away.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07195, 09157, 09175, 09715, 10579, 10597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09157 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,397 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯495 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79501 and you would come out at 32.74°S, 80.11°E — 1,255 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 204.5 square miles of land, 79501 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 155 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,630This ZIP3,630
Households1,473This ZIP1,473
Housing units1,712This ZIP1,712
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$55,430This ZIP$55,430Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$89,200This ZIP$89,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$771This ZIP$771Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%This ZIP15.1%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density17.7 / sq miThis ZIP17.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees723This ZIP723
Annual payroll$35,747,000This ZIP$35,747,000
Tax returns filed1,480This ZIP1,480
Total adjusted gross income$93,876,000This ZIP$93,876,000

Land area

Land area204.52 sq miThis ZIP204.52 sq mi
Water area1.05 sq miThis ZIP1.05 sq mi

Other place names in 79501

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ZIP codes near 79501

ZIPCityDistance
79525 Hawley, TX 6.7 mi
79553 Stamford, TX 14.0 mi
79503 Avoca, TX 15.2 mi
79520 Hamlin, TX 16.7 mi
79601 Abilene, TX 18.5 mi
79534 Mc Caulley, TX 19.4 mi
79560 Sylvester, TX 19.5 mi
79536 Merkel, TX 20.0 mi
79698 Abilene, TX 20.5 mi
79533 Lueders, TX 21.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79501?

79501 is in Anson, Texas, in Jones County, part of the Abilene, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7406, -99.8904.

What county is 79501 in?

79501 lies in Jones County.

What area code is 79501?

Anson uses area code 325, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 79501 in?

79501 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79501?

About 3,630 people live in ZIP code 79501, in 1,473 households, at 17.7 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 79501?

$55,430 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79501?

The closest are 79525 (6.7 mi), 79553 (14 mi), 79503 (15.2 mi), 79520 (16.7 mi) and 79601 (18.5 mi).

Is 79501 a PO Box ZIP code?

79501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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