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79605

ZIP 79605 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
28,467
Coordinates
32.4346, -99.7818
☼ Live from 79605 — Abilene, TX

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Where 79605 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 79605
  • 🔢 Type 79605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOgGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,605 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 29 × 61. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011011110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79604 (Abilene, TX, 3 mi away) and 79606 (Abilene, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79605 becomes 50697, 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, 7,922 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯515 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79605 and you would come out at 32.43°S, 80.22°E — 1,277 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 11.0 square miles of land, 79605 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,467This ZIP28,467
Households11,152This ZIP11,152
Housing units12,458This ZIP12,458
Median age33.6This ZIP33.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$62,929This ZIP$62,929Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$163,600This ZIP$163,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,117This ZIP$1,117Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute14.9 minThis ZIP14.9 min
Population density2,592.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,592.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments730This ZIP730
Employees8,554This ZIP8,554
Annual payroll$315,944,000This ZIP$315,944,000
Tax returns filed12,990This ZIP12,990
Total adjusted gross income$807,099,000This ZIP$807,099,000

Land area

Land area10.98 sq miThis ZIP10.98 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 79605

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

ZIP codes near 79605

ZIPCityDistance
79604 Abilene, TX 3.0 mi
79608 Abilene, TX 3.0 mi
79697 Abilene, TX 3.0 mi
79607 Dyess Afb, TX 3.4 mi
79698 Abilene, TX 3.9 mi
79699 Abilene, TX 4.3 mi
79606 Abilene, TX 5.4 mi
79563 Tye, TX 7.4 mi
79602 Abilene, TX 9.6 mi
79603 Abilene, TX 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79605?

79605 is in Abilene, Texas, in Taylor County, part of the Abilene, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4346, -99.7818.

What county is 79605 in?

79605 lies in Taylor County.

What area code is 79605?

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

What time zone is 79605 in?

79605 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79605?

About 28,467 people live in ZIP code 79605, in 11,152 households, at 2,592.2 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 79605?

$62,929 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79605?

The closest are 79604 (3 mi), 79608 (3 mi), 79697 (3 mi), 79607 (3.4 mi) and 79698 (3.9 mi).

Is 79605 a PO Box ZIP code?

79605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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