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Where 79755 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 79755 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,755 = 3 × 5 × 13 × 409. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011110001011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79754 (Mentone, TX, 90 mi away) and 79756 (Monahans, TX, 52 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79755 becomes 55797 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wrenshall, MN, 1,159 miles away.
- 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55779, 55797, 55977, 57579, 57759, 75759, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95757 in Elk Grove, CA, 1,194 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
- 🎯605 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79755 and you would come out at 31.53°S, 78.00°E — 1,296 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
- 📏 At 297.5 square miles of land, 79755 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 226 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 67This ZIP67 |
|---|---|
| Households | 18This ZIP18 |
| Housing units | 47This ZIP47 |
| Median age | 37.8This ZIP37.8Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 54.3%This ZIP54.3% |
| Population density | 0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 215This ZIP215 |
| Annual payroll | $26,417,000This ZIP$26,417,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 297.54 sq miThis ZIP297.54 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi |
Counties 79755 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Upton County | 98.1% |
| Midland County | 1.9% |
ZIP codes near 79755
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79778 | Rankin, TX | 18.5 mi |
79706 | Midland, TX | 22.3 mi |
79704 | Midland, TX | 23.9 mi |
79708 | Midland, TX | 23.9 mi |
79710 | Midland, TX | 23.9 mi |
79712 | Midland, TX | 23.9 mi |
79766 | Odessa, TX | 25.9 mi |
79760 | Odessa, TX | 26.7 mi |
79765 | Odessa, TX | 30.0 mi |
79702 | Midland, TX | 30.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79755?
79755 is in Midkiff, Texas, in Upton County. Its published point location is 31.5253, -101.9975.
What county is 79755 in?
79755 spans 2 counties: Upton County and Midland County. Most of it falls in Upton 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 79755?
Midkiff uses area code 432, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79755 in?
79755 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79755?
About 67 people live in ZIP code 79755, in 18 households, at 0.2 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 79755?
The closest are 79778 (18.5 mi), 79706 (22.3 mi), 79704 (23.9 mi), 79708 (23.9 mi) and 79710 (23.9 mi).
Is 79755 a PO Box ZIP code?
79755 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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