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79749

ZIP 79749 is Lenorah, Texas, in Martin County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Martin
Metro area
Midland, TX
Population
477
Coordinates
32.2555, -101.8341
☼ Live from 79749 — Lenorah, TX

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Where 79749 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79749
  • 🔢 Type 79749 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,749 = 3 × 3 × 8861. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79748 (Knott, TX, 14 mi away) and 79752 (Mc Camey, TX, 82 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79749 becomes 94797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47997, 49779, 49797, 77994, 79947, 94977, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99747 in Kaktovik, AK, 3,059 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯554 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79749 and you would come out at 32.26°S, 78.17°E — 1,250 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 56.5 square miles of land, 79749 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population477This ZIP477
Households202This ZIP202
Housing units207This ZIP207
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$34,286This ZIP$34,286Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$182,100This ZIP$182,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density8.4 / sq miThis ZIP8.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees73This ZIP73
Annual payroll$5,529,000This ZIP$5,529,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$23,100,000This ZIP$23,100,000

Land area

Land area56.55 sq miThis ZIP56.55 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 79749

ZIPCityDistance
79782 Stanton, TX 5.4 mi
79748 Knott, TX 13.6 mi
79783 Tarzan, TX 13.7 mi
79705 Midland, TX 16.8 mi
79713 Ackerly, TX 17.4 mi
79721 Big Spring, TX 18.1 mi
79720 Big Spring, TX 19.6 mi
79711 Midland, TX 22.8 mi
79701 Midland, TX 23.2 mi
79702 Midland, TX 24.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79749?

79749 is in Lenorah, Texas, in Martin County, part of the Midland, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2555, -101.8341.

What county is 79749 in?

79749 lies in Martin County.

What area code is 79749?

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

What time zone is 79749 in?

79749 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79749?

About 477 people live in ZIP code 79749, in 202 households, at 8.4 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 79749?

$34,286 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79749?

The closest are 79782 (5.4 mi), 79748 (13.6 mi), 79783 (13.7 mi), 79705 (16.8 mi) and 79713 (17.4 mi).

Is 79749 a PO Box ZIP code?

79749 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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