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79563

ZIP 79563 is Tye, Texas, in Taylor County; area code 325; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Taylor
Metro area
Abilene, TX
Population
964
Coordinates
32.4158, -99.9062
☼ Live from 79563 — Tye, TX

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Where 79563 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79563
  • 🔢 Type 79563 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgSGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,563 = 3 × 11 × 2411. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011011001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79562 (Tuscola, TX, 13 mi away) and 79565 (Westbrook, TX, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79563 becomes 36597, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35769, 35967, 35976, 36579, 36759, 37659, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96375 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,313 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯517 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79563 and you would come out at 32.42°S, 80.09°E — 1,276 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 17.7 square miles of land, 79563 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population964This ZIP964
Households411This ZIP411
Housing units503This ZIP503
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$49,276This ZIP$49,276Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$64,600This ZIP$64,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%This ZIP5.1%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density54.4 / sq miThis ZIP54.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees633This ZIP633
Annual payroll$42,893,000This ZIP$42,893,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$23,960,000This ZIP$23,960,000

Land area

Land area17.72 sq miThis ZIP17.72 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 79563

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ZIP codes near 79563

ZIPCityDistance
79607 Dyess Afb, TX 4.0 mi
79603 Abilene, TX 5.8 mi
79606 Abilene, TX 6.4 mi
79605 Abilene, TX 7.4 mi
79536 Merkel, TX 8.0 mi
79604 Abilene, TX 10.3 mi
79608 Abilene, TX 10.3 mi
79697 Abilene, TX 10.3 mi
79698 Abilene, TX 10.8 mi
79508 Buffalo Gap, TX 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79563?

79563 is in Tye, Texas, in Taylor County, part of the Abilene, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4158, -99.9062.

What county is 79563 in?

79563 lies in Taylor County.

What area code is 79563?

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

What time zone is 79563 in?

79563 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79563?

About 964 people live in ZIP code 79563, in 411 households, at 54.4 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 79563?

$49,276 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79563?

The closest are 79607 (4 mi), 79603 (5.8 mi), 79606 (6.4 mi), 79605 (7.4 mi) and 79536 (8 mi).

Is 79563 a PO Box ZIP code?

79563 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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