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79720

ZIP 79720 is in Big Spring, Texas, mostly in Howard County; area code 432; Central time. Big Spring has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 79721.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard +3 more
Metro area
Big Spring, TX
Population
29,936
Coordinates
32.2000, -101.5048
☼ Live from 79720 — Big Spring, TX

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Where 79720 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 79720
  • 🔢 Type 79720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1993. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79719 (Barstow, TX, 123 mi away) and 79721 (Big Spring, TX, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79720 becomes 02797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02779, 07927, 09727, 09772, 20779, 20797, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09772 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,985 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯552 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79720 and you would come out at 32.20°S, 78.50°E — 1,260 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 986.0 square miles of land, 79720 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 749 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,936This ZIP29,936
Households11,578This ZIP11,578
Housing units13,360This ZIP13,360
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,785This ZIP$68,785Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$152,500This ZIP$152,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,032This ZIP$1,032Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density30.4 / sq miThis ZIP30.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments665This ZIP665
Employees8,603This ZIP8,603
Annual payroll$515,209,000This ZIP$515,209,000
Tax returns filed11,080This ZIP11,080
Total adjusted gross income$972,183,000This ZIP$972,183,000

Land area

Land area986.01 sq miThis ZIP986.01 sq mi
Water area3.07 sq miThis ZIP3.07 sq mi

Counties 79720 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Howard County 55.0%
Glasscock County 35.2%
Borden County 5.7%
Martin County 4.1%

Other place names in 79720

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

ZIP codes near 79720

ZIPCityDistance
79721 Big Spring, TX 2.2 mi
79733 Forsan, TX 10.2 mi
79748 Knott, TX 16.1 mi
79749 Lenorah, TX 19.6 mi
79511 Coahoma, TX 21.2 mi
79782 Stanton, TX 22.1 mi
79713 Ackerly, TX 24.9 mi
79565 Westbrook, TX 26.5 mi
79739 Garden City, TX 29.8 mi
79705 Midland, TX 33.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79720?

79720 is in Big Spring, Texas, in Howard County, part of the Big Spring, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2000, -101.5048.

What county is 79720 in?

79720 spans 4 counties: Howard County, Glasscock County, Borden County and Martin County. Most of it falls in Howard 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 79720?

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

What time zone is 79720 in?

79720 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79720?

About 29,936 people live in ZIP code 79720, in 11,578 households, at 30.4 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 79720?

$68,785 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79720?

The closest are 79721 (2.2 mi), 79733 (10.2 mi), 79748 (16.1 mi), 79749 (19.6 mi) and 79511 (21.2 mi).

Is 79720 a PO Box ZIP code?

79720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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