79526
ZIP 79526 is Hermleigh, Texas, mostly in Scurry County; area code 325; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Scurry +1 more
- Metro area
- Snyder, TX
- Population
- 986
- Coordinates
- 32.6504, -100.7564
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Where 79526 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 79526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZSGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,526 = 2 × 17 × 2339. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011010100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79525 (Hawley, TX, 54 mi away) and 79527 (Ira, TX, 20 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79526 becomes 62597, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25976, 27569, 27596, 27695, 27956, 27965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96257 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,683 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯511 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79526 and you would come out at 32.65°S, 79.24°E — 1,244 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
- 📏 At 184.2 square miles of land, 79526 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 140 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 986This ZIP986 |
|---|---|
| Households | 357This ZIP357 |
| Housing units | 468This ZIP468 |
| Median age | 40.1This ZIP40.1Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $83,843This ZIP$83,843Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $143,800This ZIP$143,800Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,229This ZIP$1,229Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.8%This ZIP23.8% |
| Mean commute | 20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min |
| Population density | 5.4 / sq miThis ZIP5.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 18This ZIP18 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 120This ZIP120 |
| Annual payroll | $10,519,000This ZIP$10,519,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 400This ZIP400 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $46,464,000This ZIP$46,464,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 184.21 sq miThis ZIP184.21 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi |
Counties 79526 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Scurry County | 92.1% |
| Fisher County | 7.9% |
Other place names in 79526
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79526
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79516 | Dunn, TX | 9.5 mi |
79550 | Snyder, TX | 10.5 mi |
79532 | Loraine, TX | 16.9 mi |
79545 | Roscoe, TX | 19.4 mi |
79549 | Snyder, TX | 20.0 mi |
79527 | Ira, TX | 20.3 mi |
79546 | Rotan, TX | 22.2 mi |
79543 | Roby, TX | 22.4 mi |
79556 | Sweetwater, TX | 24.1 mi |
79512 | Colorado City, TX | 24.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79526?
79526 is in Hermleigh, Texas, in Scurry County, part of the Snyder, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6504, -100.7564.
What county is 79526 in?
79526 spans 2 counties: Scurry County and Fisher County. Most of it falls in Scurry 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 79526?
Hermleigh uses area code 325, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79526 in?
79526 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79526?
About 986 people live in ZIP code 79526, in 357 households, at 5.4 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 79526?
$83,843 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 79526?
The closest are 79516 (9.5 mi), 79550 (10.5 mi), 79532 (16.9 mi), 79545 (19.4 mi) and 79549 (20 mi).
Is 79526 a PO Box ZIP code?
79526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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