Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 79560 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 79560 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgSGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,560 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011011001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79556 (Sweetwater, TX, 16 mi away) and 79561 (Trent, TX, 11 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79560 becomes 06597, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05679, 05769, 06759, 06795, 09765, 56097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09765 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,920 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯503 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79560 and you would come out at 32.67°S, 79.79°E — 1,254 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 71.9 square miles of land, 79560 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 37This ZIP37 |
|---|---|
| Households | 13This ZIP13 |
| Housing units | 43This ZIP43 |
| Median age | 63.5This ZIP63.5Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $85,625This ZIP$85,625Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 44.0%This ZIP44.0% |
| Population density | 0.5 / sq miThis ZIP0.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 71.92 sq miThis ZIP71.92 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi |
Counties 79560 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Fisher County | 75.2% |
| Jones County | 24.8% |
Other place names in 79560
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79560
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79534 | Mc Caulley, TX | 6.1 mi |
79543 | Roby, TX | 10.4 mi |
79561 | Trent, TX | 10.7 mi |
79520 | Hamlin, TX | 15.4 mi |
79556 | Sweetwater, TX | 16.2 mi |
79536 | Merkel, TX | 17.2 mi |
79501 | Anson, TX | 19.5 mi |
79546 | Rotan, TX | 21.8 mi |
79525 | Hawley, TX | 22.5 mi |
79563 | Tye, TX | 24.8 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 79560 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79560?
79560 is in Sylvester, Texas, in Fisher County. Its published point location is 32.6652, -100.2130.
What county is 79560 in?
79560 spans 2 counties: Fisher County and Jones County. Most of it falls in Fisher 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 79560?
Sylvester uses area code 325, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79560 in?
79560 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79560?
About 37 people live in ZIP code 79560, in 13 households, at 0.5 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 79560?
$85,625 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 79560?
The closest are 79534 (6.1 mi), 79543 (10.4 mi), 79561 (10.7 mi), 79520 (15.4 mi) and 79556 (16.2 mi).
Is 79560 a PO Box ZIP code?
79560 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “79560 ZIP Code — Sylvester, Texas (Fisher County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/79560
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/79560.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.