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79562

ZIP 79562 is Tuscola, Texas, in Taylor County; area code 325; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Taylor
Metro area
Abilene, TX
Population
5,070
Coordinates
32.2363, -99.8665
☼ Live from 79562 — Tuscola, TX

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Where 79562 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79562
  • 🔢 Type 79562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgSGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,562 = 2 × 7 × 5683. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011011001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79561 (Trent, TX, 26 mi away) and 79563 (Tye, TX, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79562 becomes 26597, 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, 6,736 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯529 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79562 and you would come out at 32.24°S, 80.13°E — 1,288 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 114.7 square miles of land, 79562 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,070This ZIP5,070
Households1,617This ZIP1,617
Housing units1,695This ZIP1,695
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$109,572This ZIP$109,572Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$329,800This ZIP$329,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,821This ZIP$1,821Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%This ZIP40.2%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density44.2 / sq miThis ZIP44.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments93This ZIP93
Employees397This ZIP397
Annual payroll$15,760,000This ZIP$15,760,000
Tax returns filed2,560This ZIP2,560
Total adjusted gross income$297,819,000This ZIP$297,819,000

Land area

Land area114.65 sq miThis ZIP114.65 sq mi
Water area0.88 sq miThis ZIP0.88 sq mi

Other place names in 79562

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ZIP codes near 79562

ZIPCityDistance
79508 Buffalo Gap, TX 3.1 mi
79541 Ovalo, TX 6.9 mi
79603 Abilene, TX 7.6 mi
79606 Abilene, TX 9.2 mi
79530 Lawn, TX 10.5 mi
79563 Tye, TX 12.6 mi
79607 Dyess Afb, TX 13.0 mi
79602 Abilene, TX 13.5 mi
79605 Abilene, TX 14.6 mi
79566 Wingate, TX 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79562?

79562 is in Tuscola, Texas, in Taylor County, part of the Abilene, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2363, -99.8665.

What county is 79562 in?

79562 lies in Taylor County.

What area code is 79562?

Tuscola uses area code 325, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 79562 in?

79562 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79562?

About 5,070 people live in ZIP code 79562, in 1,617 households, at 44.2 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 79562?

$109,572 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79562?

The closest are 79508 (3.1 mi), 79541 (6.9 mi), 79603 (7.6 mi), 79606 (9.2 mi) and 79530 (10.5 mi).

Is 79562 a PO Box ZIP code?

79562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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