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79734

ZIP 79734 is Fort Davis, Texas, in Jeff Davis County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jeff Davis
Metro area
none
Population
1,779
Coordinates
30.6822, -103.9810
☼ Live from 79734 — Fort Davis, TX

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Where 79734 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79734
  • 🔢 Type 79734 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hELGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,734 = 2 × 3 × 97 × 137. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79733 (Forsan, TX, 183 mi away) and 79735 (Fort Stockton, TX, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79734 becomes 43797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34797, 39477, 39747, 43779, 43977, 49737, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97347 in Grand Ronde, OR, 1,456 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯701 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79734 and you would come out at 30.68°S, 76.02°E — 1,325 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 1,284.1 square miles of land, 79734 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 975 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,779This ZIP1,779
Households914This ZIP914
Housing units1,434This ZIP1,434
Median age55.8This ZIP55.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$65,227This ZIP$65,227Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$241,300This ZIP$241,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,241This ZIP$1,241Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%This ZIP36.2%
Mean commute16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min
Population density1.4 / sq miThis ZIP1.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees315This ZIP315
Annual payroll$8,987,000This ZIP$8,987,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$79,037,000This ZIP$79,037,000

Land area

Land area1,284.14 sq miThis ZIP1,284.14 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 79734

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

ZIP codes near 79734

ZIPCityDistance
79786 Toyahvale, TX 21.4 mi
79718 Balmorhea, TX 26.0 mi
79832 Alpine, TX 29.6 mi
79780 Saragosa, TX 31.3 mi
79831 Alpine, TX 31.9 mi
79854 Valentine, TX 37.6 mi
79830 Alpine, TX 38.8 mi
79785 Toyah, TX 44.2 mi
79772 Pecos, TX 54.9 mi
79855 Van Horn, TX 55.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79734?

79734 is in Fort Davis, Texas, in Jeff Davis County. Its published point location is 30.6822, -103.9810.

What county is 79734 in?

79734 lies in Jeff Davis County.

What area code is 79734?

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

What time zone is 79734 in?

79734 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79734?

About 1,779 people live in ZIP code 79734, in 914 households, at 1.4 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 79734?

$65,227 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79734?

The closest are 79786 (21.4 mi), 79718 (26 mi), 79832 (29.6 mi), 79780 (31.3 mi) and 79831 (31.9 mi).

Is 79734 a PO Box ZIP code?

79734 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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