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79821

ZIP 79821 is Anthony, Texas, in El Paso County; area code 915; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
El Paso
Metro area
El Paso, TX
Population
7,227
Coordinates
31.9768, -106.5993
☼ Live from 79821 — Anthony, TX

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Where 79821 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79821
  • 🔢 Type 79821 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZBGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,821 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 181. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79789 (Wink, TX, 196 mi away) and 79830 (Alpine, TX, 214 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79821 becomes 12897, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12789, 12879, 12978, 12987, 17829, 17982, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12978 in Redford, NY, 1,964 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯703 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79821 and you would come out at 31.98°S, 73.40°E — 1,212 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
  • 📏 At 11.2 square miles of land, 79821 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,227This ZIP7,227
Households2,077This ZIP2,077
Housing units2,212This ZIP2,212
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$59,232This ZIP$59,232Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$153,000This ZIP$153,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,053This ZIP$1,053Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density643.5 / sq miThis ZIP643.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments135This ZIP135
Employees2,114This ZIP2,114
Annual payroll$96,170,000This ZIP$96,170,000
Tax returns filed2,450This ZIP2,450
Total adjusted gross income$107,637,000This ZIP$107,637,000

Land area

Land area11.23 sq miThis ZIP11.23 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 79821

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 79821

ZIPCityDistance
79835 Canutillo, TX 2.9 mi
79913 El Paso, TX 3.2 mi
79911 El Paso, TX 4.7 mi
88024 Berino, NM 6.2 mi
88027 Chamberino, NM 6.3 mi
79932 El Paso, TX 7.1 mi
79912 El Paso, TX 9.6 mi
79934 El Paso, TX 9.9 mi
88072 Vado, NM 11.2 mi
79922 El Paso, TX 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79821?

79821 is in Anthony, Texas, in El Paso County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.9768, -106.5993.

What county is 79821 in?

79821 lies in El Paso County.

What area code is 79821?

Anthony uses area code 915, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 79821 in?

79821 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 79821?

About 7,227 people live in ZIP code 79821, in 2,077 households, at 643.5 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 79821?

$59,232 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79821?

The closest are 79835 (2.9 mi), 79913 (3.2 mi), 79911 (4.7 mi), 88024 (6.2 mi) and 88027 (6.3 mi).

Is 79821 a PO Box ZIP code?

79821 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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