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79527

ZIP 79527 is Ira, Texas, mostly in Scurry County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Scurry +1 more
Metro area
Snyder, TX
Population
219
Coordinates
32.5955, -101.0995
☼ Live from 79527 — Ira, TX

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Where 79527 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79527
  • 🔢 Type 79527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,527 = 3 × 7 × 7 × 541. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011010100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79526 (Hermleigh, TX, 20 mi away) and 79528 (Jayton, TX, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79527 becomes 72597, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25779, 25977, 27597, 27957, 29577, 57279, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27957 in Merry Hill, NC, 1,406 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯519 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79527 and you would come out at 32.60°S, 78.90°E — 1,241 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 61.6 square miles of land, 79527 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population219This ZIP219
Households106This ZIP106
Housing units173This ZIP173
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$63,333This ZIP$63,333Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$131,300This ZIP$131,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher7.4%This ZIP7.4%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density3.6 / sq miThis ZIP3.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$4,583,000This ZIP$4,583,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$15,754,000This ZIP$15,754,000

Land area

Land area61.64 sq miThis ZIP61.64 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Counties 79527 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Scurry County 83.2%
Borden County 16.8%

ZIP codes near 79527

ZIPCityDistance
79516 Dunn, TX 12.6 mi
79550 Snyder, TX 13.5 mi
79511 Coahoma, TX 14.9 mi
79565 Westbrook, TX 15.0 mi
79526 Hermleigh, TX 20.3 mi
79512 Colorado City, TX 21.2 mi
79517 Fluvanna, TX 21.4 mi
79549 Snyder, TX 23.1 mi
79738 Gail, TX 24.4 mi
79532 Loraine, TX 25.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79527?

79527 is in Ira, Texas, in Scurry County, part of the Snyder, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5955, -101.0995.

What county is 79527 in?

79527 spans 2 counties: Scurry County and Borden 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 time zone is 79527 in?

79527 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79527?

About 219 people live in ZIP code 79527, in 106 households, at 3.6 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 79527?

$63,333 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79527?

The closest are 79516 (12.6 mi), 79550 (13.5 mi), 79511 (14.9 mi), 79565 (15 mi) and 79526 (20.3 mi).

Is 79527 a PO Box ZIP code?

79527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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