79504
ZIP 79504 is Baird, Texas, mostly in Callahan County; area code 325; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Callahan +1 more
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
- Population
- 2,969
- Coordinates
- 32.3105, -99.3537
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Where 79504 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 79504 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOSGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,504 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 4969. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011010010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79503 (Avoca, TX, 45 mi away) and 79505 (Benjamin, TX, 91 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79504 becomes 40597, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04579, 04957, 04975, 05479, 07495, 07945, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09754 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,917 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯521 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79504 and you would come out at 32.31°S, 80.65°E — 1,294 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
- 📏 At 376.8 square miles of land, 79504 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 286 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,969This ZIP2,969 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,110This ZIP1,110 |
| Housing units | 1,427This ZIP1,427 |
| Median age | 43.6This ZIP43.6Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $64,545This ZIP$64,545Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $119,600This ZIP$119,600Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $639This ZIP$639Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.7%This ZIP22.7% |
| Mean commute | 23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min |
| Population density | 7.9 / sq miThis ZIP7.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 48This ZIP48 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 448This ZIP448 |
| Annual payroll | $29,701,000This ZIP$29,701,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,310This ZIP1,310 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $93,808,000This ZIP$93,808,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 376.81 sq miThis ZIP376.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi |
Counties 79504 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Callahan County | 94.3% |
| Shackelford County | 5.7% |
Other place names in 79504
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79504
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
76469 | Putnam, TX | 9.0 mi |
79510 | Clyde, TX | 10.1 mi |
76443 | Cross Plains, TX | 16.0 mi |
79602 | Abilene, TX | 18.4 mi |
76437 | Cisco, TX | 19.9 mi |
76828 | Burkett, TX | 21.3 mi |
76464 | Moran, TX | 21.8 mi |
79699 | Abilene, TX | 23.5 mi |
79604 | Abilene, TX | 24.1 mi |
79608 | Abilene, TX | 24.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79504?
79504 is in Baird, Texas, in Callahan County, part of the Abilene, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3105, -99.3537.
What county is 79504 in?
79504 spans 2 counties: Callahan County and Shackelford County. Most of it falls in Callahan 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 79504?
Baird uses area code 325, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79504 in?
79504 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79504?
About 2,969 people live in ZIP code 79504, in 1,110 households, at 7.9 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 79504?
$64,545 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 79504?
The closest are 76469 (9 mi), 79510 (10.1 mi), 76443 (16 mi), 79602 (18.4 mi) and 76437 (19.9 mi).
Is 79504 a PO Box ZIP code?
79504 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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