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79718

ZIP 79718 is Balmorhea, Texas, in Reeves County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Reeves
Metro area
Town of Pecos, TX
Population
629
Coordinates
30.9942, -103.7347
☼ Live from 79718 — Balmorhea, TX

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Where 79718 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79718
  • 🔢 Type 79718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,718 = 2 × 23 × 1733. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011101100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79714 (Andrews, TX, 112 mi away) and 79719 (Barstow, TX, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79718 becomes 81797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17978, 18977, 78719, 79178, 79781, 87197, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18977 in Washington Crossing, PA, 1,733 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯676 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79718 and you would come out at 30.99°S, 76.27°E — 1,307 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 372.3 square miles of land, 79718 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 283 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population629This ZIP629
Households204This ZIP204
Housing units324This ZIP324
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$58,750This ZIP$58,750Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$52,800This ZIP$52,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%This ZIP9.0%
Mean commute16.1 minThis ZIP16.1 min
Population density1.7 / sq miThis ZIP1.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$1,319,000This ZIP$1,319,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$27,503,000This ZIP$27,503,000

Land area

Land area372.30 sq miThis ZIP372.30 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi

Other place names in 79718

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ZIP codes near 79718

ZIPCityDistance
79786 Toyahvale, TX 4.7 mi
79780 Saragosa, TX 5.5 mi
79785 Toyah, TX 25.7 mi
79734 Fort Davis, TX 26.0 mi
79772 Pecos, TX 29.4 mi
79719 Barstow, TX 37.7 mi
79730 Coyanosa, TX 42.7 mi
79832 Alpine, TX 43.9 mi
79831 Alpine, TX 47.6 mi
79777 Pyote, TX 47.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79718?

79718 is in Balmorhea, Texas, in Reeves County, part of the Town of Pecos, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.9942, -103.7347.

What county is 79718 in?

79718 lies in Reeves County.

What area code is 79718?

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

What time zone is 79718 in?

79718 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79718?

About 629 people live in ZIP code 79718, in 204 households, at 1.7 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 79718?

$58,750 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79718?

The closest are 79786 (4.7 mi), 79780 (5.5 mi), 79785 (25.7 mi), 79734 (26 mi) and 79772 (29.4 mi).

Is 79718 a PO Box ZIP code?

79718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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