79699
ZIP 79699 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
- 113
- Coordinates
- 32.4622, -99.7149
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Where 79699 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.
- 🔢 Type 79699 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GGgGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 79699 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 40, a total 17 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011101010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79698 (Abilene, TX, 1 mi away) and 79701 (Midland, TX, 142 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79699 becomes 99697 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kodiak, AK, 2,998 miles away.
- 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (79996, 96799, 99679, 99697, 99769). The farthest-flung twin is 96799 in Pago Pago, AS, 5,691 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯513 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79699 and you would come out at 32.46°S, 80.29°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 0.060 square miles of land, 79699 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 29 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 113This ZIP113 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 48This ZIP48 |
| Median age | 20.0This ZIP20.0Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Population density | 1,883.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,883.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 79699
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 79699
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79604 | Abilene, TX | 1.4 mi |
79608 | Abilene, TX | 1.4 mi |
79697 | Abilene, TX | 1.4 mi |
79698 | Abilene, TX | 1.5 mi |
79605 | Abilene, TX | 4.3 mi |
79607 | Dyess Afb, TX | 7.7 mi |
79601 | Abilene, TX | 8.7 mi |
79606 | Abilene, TX | 9.1 mi |
79602 | Abilene, TX | 9.2 mi |
79563 | Tye, TX | 11.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79699?
79699 is in Abilene, Texas, in Taylor County, part of the Abilene, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4622, -99.7149.
What county is 79699 in?
79699 lies in Taylor County.
What area code is 79699?
Abilene uses area code 325, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79699 in?
79699 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79699?
About 113 people live in ZIP code 79699, at 1,883.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 79699?
The closest are 79604 (1.4 mi), 79608 (1.4 mi), 79697 (1.4 mi), 79698 (1.5 mi) and 79605 (4.3 mi).
Is 79699 a PO Box ZIP code?
79699 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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