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Where 79518 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 79518 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BISGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,518 = 2 × 3 × 29 × 457. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011010011110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79517 (Fluvanna, TX, 41 mi away) and 79519 (Goldsboro, TX, 106 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79518 becomes 81597, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17859, 17985, 18957, 57198, 59718, 59871, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98571 in Pacific Beach, WA, 1,555 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯466 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79518 and you would come out at 33.31°S, 79.25°E — 1,201 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
- 📏 At 186.6 square miles of land, 79518 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 142 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 104This ZIP104 |
|---|---|
| Households | 56This ZIP56 |
| Housing units | 103This ZIP103 |
| Median age | 62.5This ZIP62.5Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $34,342This ZIP$34,342Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.5%This ZIP15.5% |
| Mean commute | 13.1 minThis ZIP13.1 min |
| Population density | 0.6 / sq miThis ZIP0.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 186.60 sq miThis ZIP186.60 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
Other place names in 79518
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79518
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79528 | Jayton, TX | 13.9 mi |
79370 | Spur, TX | 14.2 mi |
79229 | Dickens, TX | 24.8 mi |
79502 | Aspermont, TX | 29.2 mi |
79549 | Snyder, TX | 30.3 mi |
79220 | Afton, TX | 31.7 mi |
79236 | Guthrie, TX | 32.8 mi |
79546 | Rotan, TX | 33.1 mi |
79356 | Post, TX | 34.5 mi |
79243 | Mcadoo, TX | 35.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79518?
79518 is in Girard, Texas, in Kent County. Its published point location is 33.3082, -100.7458.
What county is 79518 in?
79518 lies in Kent County.
What area code is 79518?
Girard uses area code 806, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79518 in?
79518 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79518?
About 104 people live in ZIP code 79518, in 56 households, at 0.6 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 79518?
$34,342 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 79518?
The closest are 79528 (13.9 mi), 79370 (14.2 mi), 79229 (24.8 mi), 79502 (29.2 mi) and 79549 (30.3 mi).
Is 79518 a PO Box ZIP code?
79518 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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