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79601

ZIP 79601 is in Abilene, Texas, mostly in Jones County; area code 325; Central time. Abilene has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jones +3 more
Metro area
Abilene, TX
Population
28,050
Coordinates
32.5728, -99.6421
☼ Live from 79601 — Abilene, TX

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Where 79601 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 79601
  • 🔢 Type 79601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 79601 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79567 (Winters, TX, 45 mi away) and 79602 (Abilene, TX, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79601 becomes 10697, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06791, 07961, 09176, 09716, 10976, 17069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09176 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,304 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯505 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79601 and you would come out at 32.57°S, 80.36°E — 1,271 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 263.0 square miles of land, 79601 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 200 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,050This ZIP28,050
Households8,277This ZIP8,277
Housing units9,780This ZIP9,780
Median age29.8This ZIP29.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$53,631This ZIP$53,631Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$190,200This ZIP$190,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,031This ZIP$1,031Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute14.6 minThis ZIP14.6 min
Population density106.6 / sq miThis ZIP106.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments745This ZIP745
Employees15,947This ZIP15,947
Annual payroll$948,091,000This ZIP$948,091,000
Tax returns filed7,860This ZIP7,860
Total adjusted gross income$478,918,000This ZIP$478,918,000

Land area

Land area263.02 sq miThis ZIP263.02 sq mi
Water area5.53 sq miThis ZIP5.53 sq mi

Counties 79601 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jones County 46.6%
Shackelford County 23.6%
Taylor County 17.6%
Callahan County 12.2%

Other place names in 79601

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 79601

ZIPCityDistance
79698 Abilene, TX 8.6 mi
79699 Abilene, TX 8.7 mi
79604 Abilene, TX 10.1 mi
79608 Abilene, TX 10.1 mi
79697 Abilene, TX 10.1 mi
79525 Hawley, TX 12.3 mi
79605 Abilene, TX 12.6 mi
79607 Dyess Afb, TX 15.4 mi
79602 Abilene, TX 16.5 mi
79606 Abilene, TX 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79601?

79601 is in Abilene, Texas, in Jones County, part of the Abilene, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5728, -99.6421.

What county is 79601 in?

79601 spans 4 counties: Jones County, Shackelford County, Taylor County and Callahan 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 79601?

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

What time zone is 79601 in?

79601 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79601?

About 28,050 people live in ZIP code 79601, in 8,277 households, at 106.6 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 79601?

$53,631 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79601?

The closest are 79698 (8.6 mi), 79699 (8.7 mi), 79604 (10.1 mi), 79608 (10.1 mi) and 79697 (10.1 mi).

Is 79601 a PO Box ZIP code?

79601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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