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79706

ZIP 79706 is in Midland, Texas, mostly in Midland County; area code 432; Central time. Midland has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Midland +2 more
Metro area
Midland, TX
Population
34,281
Coordinates
31.8470, -101.9695
☼ Live from 79706 — Midland, TX

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Where 79706 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 79706
  • 🔢 Type 79706 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,706 = 2 × 11 × 3623. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011101011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79705 (Midland, TX, 19 mi away) and 79707 (Midland, TX, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79706 becomes 60797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06779, 07976, 09767, 70769, 76097, 77069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09767 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,019 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯583 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79706 and you would come out at 31.85°S, 78.03°E — 1,275 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 689.5 square miles of land, 79706 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 523 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,281This ZIP34,281
Households12,018This ZIP12,018
Housing units13,286This ZIP13,286
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$108,059This ZIP$108,059Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$316,400This ZIP$316,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,247This ZIP$1,247Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density49.7 / sq miThis ZIP49.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,114This ZIP1,114
Employees28,894This ZIP28,894
Annual payroll$3,020,978,000This ZIP$3,020,978,000
Tax returns filed13,400This ZIP13,400
Total adjusted gross income$1,283,616,000This ZIP$1,283,616,000

Land area

Land area689.51 sq miThis ZIP689.51 sq mi
Water area1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi

Counties 79706 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Midland County 93.0%
Glasscock County 5.8%
Upton County 1.2%

Other place names in 79706

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ZIP codes near 79706

ZIPCityDistance
79704 Midland, TX 4.0 mi
79708 Midland, TX 4.0 mi
79710 Midland, TX 4.0 mi
79712 Midland, TX 4.0 mi
79702 Midland, TX 10.4 mi
79701 Midland, TX 12.0 mi
79711 Midland, TX 12.2 mi
79703 Midland, TX 13.2 mi
79765 Odessa, TX 17.6 mi
79705 Midland, TX 18.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79706?

79706 is in Midland, Texas, in Midland County, part of the Midland, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8470, -101.9695.

What county is 79706 in?

79706 spans 3 counties: Midland County, Glasscock County and Upton County. Most of it falls in Midland 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 79706?

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

What time zone is 79706 in?

79706 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79706?

About 34,281 people live in ZIP code 79706, in 12,018 households, at 49.7 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 79706?

$108,059 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79706?

The closest are 79704 (4 mi), 79708 (4 mi), 79710 (4 mi), 79712 (4 mi) and 79702 (10.4 mi).

Is 79706 a PO Box ZIP code?

79706 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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