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79705

ZIP 79705 is in Midland, Texas, mostly in Martin County; area code 432; Central time. Midland has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Martin +1 more
Metro area
Midland, TX
Population
46,653
Coordinates
32.1041, -102.0598
☼ Live from 79705 — Midland, TX

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Where 79705 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79705
  • 🔢 Type 79705 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,705 = 5 × 19 × 839. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79704 (Midland, TX, 16 mi away) and 79706 (Midland, TX, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79705 becomes 50797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09775, 57709, 57790, 59077, 59707, 70759, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09775 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,006 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯568 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79705 and you would come out at 32.10°S, 77.94°E — 1,257 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 79.4 square miles of land, 79705 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,653This ZIP46,653
Households19,036This ZIP19,036
Housing units20,527This ZIP20,527
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$105,310This ZIP$105,310Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$351,700This ZIP$351,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,433This ZIP$1,433Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.0%This ZIP41.0%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density587.5 / sq miThis ZIP587.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,301This ZIP1,301
Employees15,878This ZIP15,878
Annual payroll$1,755,873,000This ZIP$1,755,873,000
Tax returns filed21,100This ZIP21,100
Total adjusted gross income$3,618,158,000This ZIP$3,618,158,000

Land area

Land area79.41 sq miThis ZIP79.41 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 79705 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Martin County 51.3%
Midland County 48.6%

Other place names in 79705

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ZIP codes near 79705

ZIPCityDistance
79711 Midland, TX 7.5 mi
79701 Midland, TX 7.8 mi
79707 Midland, TX 9.2 mi
79703 Midland, TX 9.6 mi
79702 Midland, TX 9.8 mi
79782 Stanton, TX 11.9 mi
79783 Tarzan, TX 15.8 mi
79704 Midland, TX 16.3 mi
79708 Midland, TX 16.3 mi
79710 Midland, TX 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79705?

79705 is in Midland, Texas, in Martin County, part of the Midland, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1041, -102.0598.

What county is 79705 in?

79705 spans 2 counties: Martin County and Midland County. Most of it falls in Martin 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 79705?

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

What time zone is 79705 in?

79705 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79705?

About 46,653 people live in ZIP code 79705, in 19,036 households, at 587.5 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 79705?

$105,310 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79705?

The closest are 79711 (7.5 mi), 79701 (7.8 mi), 79707 (9.2 mi), 79703 (9.6 mi) and 79702 (9.8 mi).

Is 79705 a PO Box ZIP code?

79705 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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