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79508

ZIP 79508 is Buffalo Gap, Texas, in Taylor County; area code 325; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Taylor
Metro area
Abilene, TX
Population
1,078
Coordinates
32.2700, -99.8303
☼ Live from 79508 — Buffalo Gap, TX

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Where 79508 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79508
  • 🔢 Type 79508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,508 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 13 × 139. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79506 (Blackwell, TX, 31 mi away) and 79510 (Clyde, TX, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79508 becomes 80597, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08759, 09875, 58079, 58790, 59078, 59087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09875 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,926 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯527 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79508 and you would come out at 32.27°S, 80.17°E — 1,287 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 9.6 square miles of land, 79508 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,078This ZIP1,078
Households436This ZIP436
Housing units480This ZIP480
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$105,000This ZIP$105,000Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$210,000This ZIP$210,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,179This ZIP$1,179Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%This ZIP32.4%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density111.9 / sq miThis ZIP111.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees595This ZIP595
Annual payroll$27,961,000This ZIP$27,961,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$65,865,000This ZIP$65,865,000

Land area

Land area9.63 sq miThis ZIP9.63 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 79508

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ZIP codes near 79508

ZIPCityDistance
79562 Tuscola, TX 3.1 mi
79606 Abilene, TX 6.5 mi
79603 Abilene, TX 7.2 mi
79541 Ovalo, TX 8.5 mi
79602 Abilene, TX 10.5 mi
79607 Dyess Afb, TX 10.6 mi
79563 Tye, TX 11.0 mi
79605 Abilene, TX 11.7 mi
79530 Lawn, TX 11.8 mi
79604 Abilene, TX 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79508?

79508 is in Buffalo Gap, Texas, in Taylor County, part of the Abilene, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2700, -99.8303.

What county is 79508 in?

79508 lies in Taylor County.

What area code is 79508?

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

What time zone is 79508 in?

79508 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79508?

About 1,078 people live in ZIP code 79508, in 436 households, at 111.9 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 79508?

$105,000 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79508?

The closest are 79562 (3.1 mi), 79606 (6.5 mi), 79603 (7.2 mi), 79541 (8.5 mi) and 79602 (10.5 mi).

Is 79508 a PO Box ZIP code?

79508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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