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79733

ZIP 79733 is Forsan, Texas, in Howard County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard
Metro area
Big Spring, TX
Population
371
Coordinates
32.1103, -101.3668
☼ Live from 79733 — Forsan, TX

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Where 79733 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79733
  • 🔢 Type 79733 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EELGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,733 = 71 × 1123. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79731 (Crane, TX, 85 mi away) and 79734 (Fort Davis, TX, 183 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79733 becomes 33797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33779, 37379, 37397, 39737, 39773, 73739, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97373 in Saint Benedict, OR, 1,454 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯555 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79733 and you would come out at 32.11°S, 78.63°E — 1,268 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 0.291 square miles of land, 79733 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 141 football fields.
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People and housing

Population371This ZIP371
Households135This ZIP135
Housing units142This ZIP142
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$92,950This ZIP$92,950Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median gross rent$524This ZIP$524Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min
Population density1,274.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,274.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees45This ZIP45
Annual payroll$1,992,000This ZIP$1,992,000

Land area

Land area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 79733

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

ZIP codes near 79733

ZIPCityDistance
79720 Big Spring, TX 10.2 mi
79721 Big Spring, TX 12.3 mi
79511 Coahoma, TX 23.1 mi
79565 Westbrook, TX 24.1 mi
79739 Garden City, TX 24.9 mi
79748 Knott, TX 26.0 mi
76951 Sterling City, TX 28.0 mi
79749 Lenorah, TX 29.1 mi
79512 Colorado City, TX 29.4 mi
79782 Stanton, TX 30.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79733?

79733 is in Forsan, Texas, in Howard County, part of the Big Spring, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1103, -101.3668.

What county is 79733 in?

79733 lies in Howard County.

What area code is 79733?

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

What time zone is 79733 in?

79733 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79733?

About 371 people live in ZIP code 79733, in 135 households, at 1,274.9 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 79733?

$92,950 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79733?

The closest are 79720 (10.2 mi), 79721 (12.3 mi), 79511 (23.1 mi), 79565 (24.1 mi) and 79739 (24.9 mi).

Is 79733 a PO Box ZIP code?

79733 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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