79834
ZIP 79834 is Big Bend National Park, Texas, in Brewster County; area code 432; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Brewster
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 331
- Coordinates
- 29.1827, -103.2625
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Where 79834 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 79834 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEBGL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 79,834 = 2 × 179 × 223. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011111011010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79832 (Alpine, TX, 85 mi away) and 79835 (Canutillo, TX, 275 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 79834 becomes 43897, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34789, 34987, 37849, 38749, 38947, 39478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98374 in Puyallup, WA, 1,605 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯782 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79834 and you would come out at 29.18°S, 76.74°E — 1,357 miles from Port Louis, Mauritius, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
- 📏 At 613.5 square miles of land, 79834 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 466 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 331This ZIP331 |
|---|---|
| Households | 249This ZIP249 |
| Housing units | 279This ZIP279 |
| Median age | 30.0This ZIP30.0Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $49,617This ZIP$49,617Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $834This ZIP$834Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 87.1%This ZIP87.1% |
| Mean commute | 6.1 minThis ZIP6.1 min |
| Population density | 0.5 / sq miThis ZIP0.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 613.49 sq miThis ZIP613.49 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.01 sq miThis ZIP1.01 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 79834
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
79852 | Terlingua, TX | 24.7 mi |
79846 | Redford, TX | 46.1 mi |
79842 | Marathon, TX | 59.1 mi |
79830 | Alpine, TX | 74.4 mi |
79845 | Presidio, TX | 75.6 mi |
79831 | Alpine, TX | 81.4 mi |
79848 | Sanderson, TX | 83.0 mi |
79843 | Marfa, TX | 83.9 mi |
79832 | Alpine, TX | 84.8 mi |
79734 | Fort Davis, TX | 112.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 79834?
79834 is in Big Bend National Park, Texas, in Brewster County. Its published point location is 29.1827, -103.2625.
What county is 79834 in?
79834 lies in Brewster County.
What area code is 79834?
Big Bend National Park uses area code 432, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 79834 in?
79834 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 79834?
About 331 people live in ZIP code 79834, in 249 households, at 0.5 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 79834?
$49,617 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 79834?
The closest are 79852 (24.7 mi), 79846 (46.1 mi), 79842 (59.1 mi), 79830 (74.4 mi) and 79845 (75.6 mi).
Is 79834 a PO Box ZIP code?
79834 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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