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79782

ZIP 79782 is Stanton, Texas, mostly in Martin County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Martin +2 more
Metro area
Midland, TX
Population
3,867
Coordinates
32.1894, -101.8829
☼ Live from 79782 — Stanton, TX

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Where 79782 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79782
  • 🔢 Type 79782 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBLGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,782 = 2 × 3 × 13297. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79781 (Sheffield, TX, 109 mi away) and 79783 (Tarzan, TX, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79782 becomes 28797, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27879, 27897, 27978, 28779, 77289, 77982, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98277 in Oak Harbor, WA, 1,552 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯559 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79782 and you would come out at 32.19°S, 78.12°E — 1,254 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 377.1 square miles of land, 79782 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 286 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,867This ZIP3,867
Households1,537This ZIP1,537
Housing units1,754This ZIP1,754
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$102,986This ZIP$102,986Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$171,000This ZIP$171,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$963This ZIP$963Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%This ZIP24.8%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density10.3 / sq miThis ZIP10.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments114This ZIP114
Employees1,242This ZIP1,242
Annual payroll$90,635,000This ZIP$90,635,000
Tax returns filed2,000This ZIP2,000
Total adjusted gross income$367,162,000This ZIP$367,162,000

Land area

Land area377.08 sq miThis ZIP377.08 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Counties 79782 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Martin County 84.0%
Glasscock County 8.9%
Midland County 7.0%

Other place names in 79782

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ZIP codes near 79782

ZIPCityDistance
79749 Lenorah, TX 5.4 mi
79705 Midland, TX 11.9 mi
79783 Tarzan, TX 13.9 mi
79711 Midland, TX 17.5 mi
79701 Midland, TX 17.9 mi
79748 Knott, TX 18.9 mi
79702 Midland, TX 19.4 mi
79703 Midland, TX 20.5 mi
79721 Big Spring, TX 20.9 mi
79707 Midland, TX 21.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79782?

79782 is in Stanton, Texas, in Martin County, part of the Midland, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1894, -101.8829.

What county is 79782 in?

79782 spans 3 counties: Martin County, Glasscock County and Midland County. Most of it falls in Martin 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 79782?

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

What time zone is 79782 in?

79782 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79782?

About 3,867 people live in ZIP code 79782, in 1,537 households, at 10.3 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 79782?

$102,986 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79782?

The closest are 79749 (5.4 mi), 79705 (11.9 mi), 79783 (13.9 mi), 79711 (17.5 mi) and 79701 (17.9 mi).

Is 79782 a PO Box ZIP code?

79782 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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