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Where 79505 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 79505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,505 = 5 × 15901. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011010010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79504 (Baird, TX, 91 mi away) and 79506 (Blackwell, TX, 104 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79505 becomes 50597 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Bend, IA, 713 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05759, 50579, 50597, 55079, 55709, 55790, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05759 in North Clarendon, VT, 1,598 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯439 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79505 and you would come out at 33.56°S, 80.16°E — 1,204 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
- 📏 At 179.8 square miles of land, 79505 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 137 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 266This ZIP266 |
|---|---|
| Households | 53This ZIP53 |
| Housing units | 155This ZIP155 |
| Median age | 25.5This ZIP25.5Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $52,708This ZIP$52,708Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $62,900This ZIP$62,900Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $527This ZIP$527Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.1%This ZIP12.1% |
| Mean commute | 24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min |
| Population density | 1.5 / sq miThis ZIP1.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 110This ZIP110 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $5,867,000This ZIP$5,867,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 179.82 sq miThis ZIP179.82 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi |
Other place names in 79505
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79505
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79529 | Knox City, TX | 8.6 mi |
76371 | Munday, TX | 12.1 mi |
79539 | O Brien, TX | 14.0 mi |
79544 | Rochester, TX | 18.4 mi |
76363 | Goree, TX | 18.7 mi |
76388 | Weinert, TX | 20.1 mi |
79227 | Crowell, TX | 22.3 mi |
79547 | Rule, TX | 25.2 mi |
79236 | Guthrie, TX | 26.4 mi |
79540 | Old Glory, TX | 31.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79505?
79505 is in Benjamin, Texas, in Knox County. Its published point location is 33.5596, -99.8441.
What county is 79505 in?
79505 lies in Knox County.
What area code is 79505?
Benjamin uses area code 940, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79505 in?
79505 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79505?
About 266 people live in ZIP code 79505, in 53 households, at 1.5 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 79505?
$52,708 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 79505?
The closest are 79529 (8.6 mi), 76371 (12.1 mi), 79539 (14 mi), 79544 (18.4 mi) and 76363 (18.7 mi).
Is 79505 a PO Box ZIP code?
79505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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