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79713

ZIP 79713 is Ackerly, Texas, mostly in Martin County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Martin +3 more
Metro area
Midland, TX
Population
840
Coordinates
32.4962, -101.7475
☼ Live from 79713 — Ackerly, TX

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Where 79713 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79713
  • 🔢 Type 79713 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EILGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,713 = 3 × 3 × 17 × 521. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79712 (Midland, TX, 46 mi away) and 79714 (Andrews, TX, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79713 becomes 31797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13797, 17739, 31779, 37179, 37719, 37917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13797 in Lisle, NY, 1,558 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯536 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79713 and you would come out at 32.50°S, 78.25°E — 1,236 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 191.0 square miles of land, 79713 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 145 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population840This ZIP840
Households247This ZIP247
Housing units290This ZIP290
Median age28.5This ZIP28.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$64,886This ZIP$64,886Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$149,200This ZIP$149,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density4.4 / sq miThis ZIP4.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees71This ZIP71
Annual payroll$4,329,000This ZIP$4,329,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$68,505,000This ZIP$68,505,000

Land area

Land area190.97 sq miThis ZIP190.97 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 79713 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Martin County 46.2%
Dawson County 22.0%
Howard County 21.7%
Borden County 10.1%

Other place names in 79713

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ZIP codes near 79713

ZIPCityDistance
79748 Knott, TX 8.8 mi
79749 Lenorah, TX 17.4 mi
79331 Lamesa, TX 17.8 mi
79783 Tarzan, TX 21.0 mi
79782 Stanton, TX 22.6 mi
79721 Big Spring, TX 22.7 mi
79738 Gail, TX 23.8 mi
79720 Big Spring, TX 24.9 mi
79511 Coahoma, TX 28.2 mi
79351 Odonnell, TX 30.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79713?

79713 is in Ackerly, Texas, in Martin County, part of the Midland, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4962, -101.7475.

What county is 79713 in?

79713 spans 4 counties: Martin County, Dawson County, Howard County and Borden 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 79713?

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

What time zone is 79713 in?

79713 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79713?

About 840 people live in ZIP code 79713, in 247 households, at 4.4 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 79713?

$64,886 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79713?

The closest are 79748 (8.8 mi), 79749 (17.4 mi), 79331 (17.8 mi), 79783 (21 mi) and 79782 (22.6 mi).

Is 79713 a PO Box ZIP code?

79713 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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