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79761

ZIP 79761 is in Odessa, Texas, in Ector County; area code 432; Central time. Odessa has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ector
Metro area
Odessa, TX
Population
30,164
Coordinates
31.8556, -102.3484
☼ Live from 79761 — Odessa, TX

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Where 79761 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79761
  • 🔢 Type 79761 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,761 = 3 × 11 × 2417. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79760 (Odessa, TX, 6 mi away) and 79762 (Odessa, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79761 becomes 16797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17769, 17967, 17976, 76179, 76197, 77619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96717 in Hauula, HI, 3,465 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯590 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79761 and you would come out at 31.86°S, 77.65°E — 1,268 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 10.4 square miles of land, 79761 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,164This ZIP30,164
Households12,755This ZIP12,755
Housing units13,549This ZIP13,549
Median age30.2This ZIP30.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,228This ZIP$68,228Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$166,000This ZIP$166,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,187This ZIP$1,187Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density2,889.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,889.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,029This ZIP1,029
Employees16,519This ZIP16,519
Annual payroll$1,044,210,000This ZIP$1,044,210,000
Tax returns filed12,300This ZIP12,300
Total adjusted gross income$757,409,000This ZIP$757,409,000

Land area

Land area10.44 sq miThis ZIP10.44 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 79761

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ZIP codes near 79761

ZIPCityDistance
79768 Odessa, TX 1.3 mi
79762 Odessa, TX 4.8 mi
79765 Odessa, TX 5.8 mi
79760 Odessa, TX 6.3 mi
79763 Odessa, TX 6.9 mi
79764 Odessa, TX 7.5 mi
79766 Odessa, TX 9.8 mi
79758 Gardendale, TX 11.0 mi
79776 Penwell, TX 13.4 mi
79703 Midland, TX 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79761?

79761 is in Odessa, Texas, in Ector County, part of the Odessa, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8556, -102.3484.

What county is 79761 in?

79761 lies in Ector County.

What area code is 79761?

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

What time zone is 79761 in?

79761 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79761?

About 30,164 people live in ZIP code 79761, in 12,755 households, at 2,889.8 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 79761?

$68,228 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79761?

The closest are 79768 (1.3 mi), 79762 (4.8 mi), 79765 (5.8 mi), 79760 (6.3 mi) and 79763 (6.9 mi).

Is 79761 a PO Box ZIP code?

79761 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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