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79511

ZIP 79511 is Coahoma, Texas, mostly in Howard County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard +1 more
Metro area
Big Spring, TX
Population
1,811
Coordinates
32.4341, -101.2690
☼ Live from 79511 — Coahoma, TX

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Where 79511 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79511
  • 🔢 Type 79511 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IISGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,511 = 23 × 3457. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79510 (Clyde, TX, 103 mi away) and 79512 (Colorado City, TX, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79511 becomes 11597, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11579, 11795, 11957, 11975, 17519, 17951, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11957 in Orient, NY, 1,713 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯532 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79511 and you would come out at 32.43°S, 78.73°E — 1,248 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 261.1 square miles of land, 79511 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 198 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,811This ZIP1,811
Households539This ZIP539
Housing units633This ZIP633
Median age25.8This ZIP25.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$117,578This ZIP$117,578Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$264,400This ZIP$264,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,152This ZIP$1,152Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%This ZIP26.3%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density6.9 / sq miThis ZIP6.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees169This ZIP169
Annual payroll$12,058,000This ZIP$12,058,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$93,797,000This ZIP$93,797,000

Land area

Land area261.07 sq miThis ZIP261.07 sq mi
Water area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi

Counties 79511 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Howard County 73.2%
Borden County 26.8%

Other place names in 79511

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 79511

ZIPCityDistance
79565 Westbrook, TX 10.4 mi
79527 Ira, TX 14.9 mi
79721 Big Spring, TX 20.9 mi
79512 Colorado City, TX 21.1 mi
79720 Big Spring, TX 21.2 mi
79733 Forsan, TX 23.1 mi
79748 Knott, TX 23.2 mi
79516 Dunn, TX 24.2 mi
79738 Gail, TX 25.0 mi
79713 Ackerly, TX 28.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79511?

79511 is in Coahoma, Texas, in Howard County, part of the Big Spring, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4341, -101.2690.

What county is 79511 in?

79511 spans 2 counties: Howard County and Borden County. Most of it falls in Howard 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 79511?

Coahoma uses area code 432, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 79511 in?

79511 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79511?

About 1,811 people live in ZIP code 79511, in 539 households, at 6.9 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 79511?

$117,578 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79511?

The closest are 79565 (10.4 mi), 79527 (14.9 mi), 79721 (20.9 mi), 79512 (21.1 mi) and 79720 (21.2 mi).

Is 79511 a PO Box ZIP code?

79511 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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