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79748

ZIP 79748 is Knott, Texas, mostly in Howard County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Howard +1 more
Metro area
Big Spring, TX
Population
232
Coordinates
32.3900, -101.6640
☼ Live from 79748 — Knott, TX

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Where 79748 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79748
  • 🔢 Type 79748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,748 = 2 × 2 × 19937. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79745 (Kermit, TX, 90 mi away) and 79749 (Lenorah, TX, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79748 becomes 84797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47879, 47978, 47987, 49877, 77489, 77498, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97487 in Veneta, OR, 1,419 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯542 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79748 and you would come out at 32.39°S, 78.34°E — 1,244 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 49.4 square miles of land, 79748 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population232This ZIP232
Households50This ZIP50
Housing units61This ZIP61
Median age28.7This ZIP28.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median home value$390,900This ZIP$390,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density4.7 / sq miThis ZIP4.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees30This ZIP30
Annual payroll$2,403,000This ZIP$2,403,000

Land area

Land area49.42 sq miThis ZIP49.42 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 79748 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Howard County 62.4%
Martin County 37.6%

ZIP codes near 79748

ZIPCityDistance
79713 Ackerly, TX 8.8 mi
79749 Lenorah, TX 13.6 mi
79721 Big Spring, TX 13.9 mi
79720 Big Spring, TX 16.1 mi
79782 Stanton, TX 18.9 mi
79783 Tarzan, TX 22.9 mi
79511 Coahoma, TX 23.2 mi
79733 Forsan, TX 26.0 mi
79331 Lamesa, TX 26.5 mi
79738 Gail, TX 27.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79748?

79748 is in Knott, Texas, in Howard County, part of the Big Spring, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3900, -101.6640.

What county is 79748 in?

79748 spans 2 counties: Howard 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 79748?

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

What time zone is 79748 in?

79748 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79748?

About 232 people live in ZIP code 79748, in 50 households, at 4.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 79748?

The closest are 79713 (8.8 mi), 79749 (13.6 mi), 79721 (13.9 mi), 79720 (16.1 mi) and 79782 (18.9 mi).

Is 79748 a PO Box ZIP code?

79748 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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