79553
ZIP 79553 is Stamford, Texas, mostly in Jones County; area code 325; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Jones +1 more
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
- Population
- 3,089
- Coordinates
- 32.9409, -99.8510
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Where 79553 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 79553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,553 = 19 × 53 × 79. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011011000001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79550 (Snyder, TX, 64 mi away) and 79556 (Sweetwater, TX, 45 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79553 becomes 35597, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35579, 35759, 35957, 35975, 39755, 53579, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97355 in Lebanon, OR, 1,466 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯481 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79553 and you would come out at 32.94°S, 80.15°E — 1,243 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
- 📏 At 184.6 square miles of land, 79553 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 | 3,089This ZIP3,089 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,312This ZIP1,312 |
| Housing units | 1,599This ZIP1,599 |
| Median age | 34.3This ZIP34.3Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $47,839This ZIP$47,839Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $69,500This ZIP$69,500Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $896This ZIP$896Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.5%This ZIP16.5% |
| Mean commute | 23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min |
| Population density | 16.7 / sq miThis ZIP16.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 83This ZIP83 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 567This ZIP567 |
| Annual payroll | $20,809,000This ZIP$20,809,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,250This ZIP1,250 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $77,338,000This ZIP$77,338,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 184.58 sq miThis ZIP184.58 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi |
Counties 79553 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Jones County | 62.3% |
| Haskell County | 37.7% |
Other place names in 79553
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79553
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79548 | Rule, TX | 9.7 mi |
79503 | Avoca, TX | 9.7 mi |
79501 | Anson, TX | 14.0 mi |
79520 | Hamlin, TX | 16.7 mi |
79521 | Haskell, TX | 17.7 mi |
79547 | Rule, TX | 18.0 mi |
79533 | Lueders, TX | 18.7 mi |
79540 | Old Glory, TX | 19.3 mi |
79525 | Hawley, TX | 19.4 mi |
79544 | Rochester, TX | 24.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79553?
79553 is in Stamford, Texas, in Jones County, part of the Abilene, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9409, -99.8510.
What county is 79553 in?
79553 spans 2 counties: Jones County and Haskell County. Most of it falls in Jones 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 79553?
Stamford uses area code 325, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79553 in?
79553 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79553?
About 3,089 people live in ZIP code 79553, in 1,312 households, at 16.7 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 79553?
$47,839 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 79553?
The closest are 79548 (9.7 mi), 79503 (9.7 mi), 79501 (14 mi), 79520 (16.7 mi) and 79521 (17.7 mi).
Is 79553 a PO Box ZIP code?
79553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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