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79762

ZIP 79762 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
39,927
Coordinates
31.9253, -102.3579
☼ Live from 79762 — Odessa, TX

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Where 79762 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79762
  • 🔢 Type 79762 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,762 = 2 × 19 × 2099. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011110010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79761 (Odessa, TX, 5 mi away) and 79763 (Odessa, TX, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79762 becomes 26797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27697, 27967, 27976, 29677, 62977, 72679, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96772 in Naalehu, HI, 3,407 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯585 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79762 and you would come out at 31.93°S, 77.64°E — 1,264 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 03m.
  • 📏 At 30.5 square miles of land, 79762 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,927This ZIP39,927
Households16,262This ZIP16,262
Housing units17,522This ZIP17,522
Median age31.5This ZIP31.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$75,272This ZIP$75,272Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$232,900This ZIP$232,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,317This ZIP$1,317Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density1,310.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,310.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,021This ZIP1,021
Employees15,528This ZIP15,528
Annual payroll$769,404,000This ZIP$769,404,000
Tax returns filed17,490This ZIP17,490
Total adjusted gross income$1,379,164,000This ZIP$1,379,164,000

Land area

Land area30.48 sq miThis ZIP30.48 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 79762

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ZIP codes near 79762

ZIPCityDistance
79761 Odessa, TX 4.8 mi
79768 Odessa, TX 5.5 mi
79765 Odessa, TX 5.9 mi
79758 Gardendale, TX 6.3 mi
79764 Odessa, TX 7.6 mi
79763 Odessa, TX 9.6 mi
79760 Odessa, TX 11.1 mi
79707 Midland, TX 12.3 mi
79703 Midland, TX 13.8 mi
79766 Odessa, TX 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79762?

79762 is in Odessa, Texas, in Ector County, part of the Odessa, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.9253, -102.3579.

What county is 79762 in?

79762 lies in Ector County.

What area code is 79762?

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

What time zone is 79762 in?

79762 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79762?

About 39,927 people live in ZIP code 79762, in 16,262 households, at 1,310.0 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 79762?

$75,272 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79762?

The closest are 79761 (4.8 mi), 79768 (5.5 mi), 79765 (5.9 mi), 79758 (6.3 mi) and 79764 (7.6 mi).

Is 79762 a PO Box ZIP code?

79762 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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