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79741

ZIP 79741 is Goldsmith, Texas, in Ector County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ector
Metro area
Odessa, TX
Population
177
Coordinates
32.0077, -102.6476
☼ Live from 79741 — Goldsmith, TX

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Where 79741 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79741
  • 🔢 Type 79741 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,741 = 23 × 3467. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79740 (Girvin, TX, 67 mi away) and 79742 (Grandfalls, TX, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79741 becomes 14797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14779, 17749, 17974, 19477, 47719, 47917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 19477 in Spring House, PA, 1,623 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯586 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79741 and you would come out at 32.01°S, 77.35°E — 1,254 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 91.0 square miles of land, 79741 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population177This ZIP177
Households75This ZIP75
Housing units87This ZIP87
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$112,969This ZIP$112,969Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$141,700This ZIP$141,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%This ZIP27.3%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density1.9 / sq miThis ZIP1.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees313This ZIP313
Annual payroll$33,920,000This ZIP$33,920,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$11,517,000This ZIP$11,517,000

Land area

Land area91.00 sq miThis ZIP91.00 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 79741

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ZIP codes near 79741

ZIPCityDistance
79764 Odessa, TX 13.6 mi
79759 Notrees, TX 14.4 mi
79776 Penwell, TX 16.9 mi
79763 Odessa, TX 17.6 mi
79762 Odessa, TX 17.9 mi
79758 Gardendale, TX 18.8 mi
79768 Odessa, TX 19.9 mi
79761 Odessa, TX 20.4 mi
79714 Andrews, TX 21.0 mi
79769 Odessa, TX 22.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79741?

79741 is in Goldsmith, Texas, in Ector County, part of the Odessa, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.0077, -102.6476.

What county is 79741 in?

79741 lies in Ector County.

What area code is 79741?

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

What time zone is 79741 in?

79741 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79741?

About 177 people live in ZIP code 79741, in 75 households, at 1.9 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 79741?

$112,969 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79741?

The closest are 79764 (13.6 mi), 79759 (14.4 mi), 79776 (16.9 mi), 79763 (17.6 mi) and 79762 (17.9 mi).

Is 79741 a PO Box ZIP code?

79741 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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