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79701

ZIP 79701 is in Midland, Texas, in Midland County; area code 432; Central time. Midland has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Midland
Metro area
Midland, TX
Population
27,131
Coordinates
31.9924, -102.0810
☼ Live from 79701 — Midland, TX

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Where 79701 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 79701
  • 🔢 Type 79701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,701 = 3 × 31 × 857. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011101010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79699 (Abilene, TX, 142 mi away) and 79702 (Midland, TX, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79701 becomes 10797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07719, 09177, 09717, 10977, 17097, 17970, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09177 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,468 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯576 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79701 and you would come out at 31.99°S, 77.92°E — 1,264 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
  • 📏 At 12.1 square miles of land, 79701 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,131This ZIP27,131
Households10,293This ZIP10,293
Housing units11,360This ZIP11,360
Median age32.9This ZIP32.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$57,346This ZIP$57,346Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$214,700This ZIP$214,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,220This ZIP$1,220Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density2,247.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,247.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,711This ZIP1,711
Employees25,637This ZIP25,637
Annual payroll$2,271,177,000This ZIP$2,271,177,000
Tax returns filed12,660This ZIP12,660
Total adjusted gross income$1,603,225,000This ZIP$1,603,225,000

Land area

Land area12.07 sq miThis ZIP12.07 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 79701

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

ZIP codes near 79701

ZIPCityDistance
79711 Midland, TX 0.4 mi
79702 Midland, TX 2.0 mi
79703 Midland, TX 3.1 mi
79707 Midland, TX 7.4 mi
79705 Midland, TX 7.8 mi
79704 Midland, TX 9.0 mi
79708 Midland, TX 9.0 mi
79710 Midland, TX 9.0 mi
79712 Midland, TX 9.0 mi
79706 Midland, TX 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79701?

79701 is in Midland, Texas, in Midland County, part of the Midland, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.9924, -102.0810.

What county is 79701 in?

79701 lies in Midland County.

What area code is 79701?

Midland uses area code 432, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 79701 in?

79701 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79701?

About 27,131 people live in ZIP code 79701, in 10,293 households, at 2,247.6 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 79701?

$57,346 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79701?

The closest are 79711 (0.4 mi), 79702 (2 mi), 79703 (3.1 mi), 79707 (7.4 mi) and 79705 (7.8 mi).

Is 79701 a PO Box ZIP code?

79701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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