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79763

ZIP 79763 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
35,174
Coordinates
31.8129, -102.4546
☼ Live from 79763 — Odessa, TX

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Where 79763 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79763
  • 🔢 Type 79763 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,763 = 31 × 31 × 83. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011110010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79762 (Odessa, TX, 10 mi away) and 79764 (Odessa, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79763 becomes 36797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37769, 39767, 39776, 63779, 67739, 76379, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96377 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,226 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯595 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79763 and you would come out at 31.81°S, 77.55°E — 1,270 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 50.4 square miles of land, 79763 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,174This ZIP35,174
Households13,679This ZIP13,679
Housing units14,914This ZIP14,914
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,877This ZIP$56,877Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$132,500This ZIP$132,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,073This ZIP$1,073Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%This ZIP10.0%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density697.6 / sq miThis ZIP697.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments610This ZIP610
Employees9,211This ZIP9,211
Annual payroll$673,355,000This ZIP$673,355,000
Tax returns filed15,970This ZIP15,970
Total adjusted gross income$862,577,000This ZIP$862,577,000

Land area

Land area50.42 sq miThis ZIP50.42 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 79763

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ZIP codes near 79763

ZIPCityDistance
79764 Odessa, TX 4.5 mi
79768 Odessa, TX 5.6 mi
79776 Penwell, TX 6.5 mi
79760 Odessa, TX 6.8 mi
79761 Odessa, TX 6.9 mi
79766 Odessa, TX 8.2 mi
79762 Odessa, TX 9.6 mi
79759 Notrees, TX 10.5 mi
79765 Odessa, TX 12.6 mi
79769 Odessa, TX 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79763?

79763 is in Odessa, Texas, in Ector County, part of the Odessa, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8129, -102.4546.

What county is 79763 in?

79763 lies in Ector County.

What area code is 79763?

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

What time zone is 79763 in?

79763 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79763?

About 35,174 people live in ZIP code 79763, in 13,679 households, at 697.6 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 79763?

$56,877 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79763?

The closest are 79764 (4.5 mi), 79768 (5.6 mi), 79776 (6.5 mi), 79760 (6.8 mi) and 79761 (6.9 mi).

Is 79763 a PO Box ZIP code?

79763 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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