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79742

ZIP 79742 is Grandfalls, Texas, in Ward County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ward
Metro area
none
Population
620
Coordinates
31.3603, -102.8527
☼ Live from 79742 — Grandfalls, TX

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Where 79742 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79742
  • 🔢 Type 79742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,742 = 2 × 13 × 3067. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011101111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79741 (Goldsmith, TX, 46 mi away) and 79743 (Imperial, TX, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79742 becomes 24797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24977, 27497, 27947, 27974, 29477, 49277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27947 in Jarvisburg, NC, 1,581 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯632 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79742 and you would come out at 31.36°S, 77.15°E — 1,294 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 85.9 square miles of land, 79742 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population620This ZIP620
Households257This ZIP257
Housing units289This ZIP289
Median age27.1This ZIP27.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,681This ZIP$68,681Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median gross rent$428This ZIP$428Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density7.2 / sq miThis ZIP7.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees72This ZIP72
Annual payroll$4,361,000This ZIP$4,361,000

Land area

Land area85.91 sq miThis ZIP85.91 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 79742

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ZIP codes near 79742

ZIPCityDistance
79743 Imperial, TX 9.3 mi
79756 Monahans, TX 12.1 mi
79730 Coyanosa, TX 16.5 mi
79731 Crane, TX 16.8 mi
79788 Wickett, TX 18.5 mi
79777 Pyote, TX 20.1 mi
79769 Odessa, TX 26.0 mi
79759 Notrees, TX 33.0 mi
79719 Barstow, TX 33.3 mi
79776 Penwell, TX 33.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79742?

79742 is in Grandfalls, Texas, in Ward County. Its published point location is 31.3603, -102.8527.

What county is 79742 in?

79742 lies in Ward County.

What area code is 79742?

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

What time zone is 79742 in?

79742 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79742?

About 620 people live in ZIP code 79742, in 257 households, at 7.2 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 79742?

$68,681 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79742?

The closest are 79743 (9.3 mi), 79756 (12.1 mi), 79730 (16.5 mi), 79731 (16.8 mi) and 79788 (18.5 mi).

Is 79742 a PO Box ZIP code?

79742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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