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79603

ZIP 79603 is in Abilene, Texas, in Taylor County; area code 325; Central time. Abilene has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Taylor
Metro area
Abilene, TX
Population
23,548
Coordinates
32.3336, -99.9277
☼ Live from 79603 — Abilene, TX

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Where 79603 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79603
  • 🔢 Type 79603 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOgGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,603 = 23 × 3461. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011011110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79602 (Abilene, TX, 15 mi away) and 79604 (Abilene, TX, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79603 becomes 30697, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03769, 06379, 06793, 07936, 07963, 36079, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96370 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,310 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯523 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79603 and you would come out at 32.33°S, 80.07°E — 1,281 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 01m.
  • 📏 At 59.2 square miles of land, 79603 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,548This ZIP23,548
Households8,705This ZIP8,705
Housing units9,885This ZIP9,885
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$53,513This ZIP$53,513Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$120,900This ZIP$120,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,068This ZIP$1,068Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute15.5 minThis ZIP15.5 min
Population density397.8 / sq miThis ZIP397.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments335This ZIP335
Employees5,218This ZIP5,218
Annual payroll$242,672,000This ZIP$242,672,000
Tax returns filed9,950This ZIP9,950
Total adjusted gross income$412,310,000This ZIP$412,310,000

Land area

Land area59.19 sq miThis ZIP59.19 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 79603

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ZIP codes near 79603

ZIPCityDistance
79563 Tye, TX 5.8 mi
79606 Abilene, TX 6.8 mi
79508 Buffalo Gap, TX 7.2 mi
79562 Tuscola, TX 7.6 mi
79607 Dyess Afb, TX 8.1 mi
79605 Abilene, TX 11.0 mi
79536 Merkel, TX 11.2 mi
79604 Abilene, TX 13.9 mi
79608 Abilene, TX 13.9 mi
79697 Abilene, TX 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79603?

79603 is in Abilene, Texas, in Taylor County, part of the Abilene, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3336, -99.9277.

What county is 79603 in?

79603 lies in Taylor County.

What area code is 79603?

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

What time zone is 79603 in?

79603 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79603?

About 23,548 people live in ZIP code 79603, in 8,705 households, at 397.8 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 79603?

$53,513 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79603?

The closest are 79563 (5.8 mi), 79606 (6.8 mi), 79508 (7.2 mi), 79562 (7.6 mi) and 79607 (8.1 mi).

Is 79603 a PO Box ZIP code?

79603 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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