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79839

ZIP 79839 is Fort Hancock, Texas, in Hudspeth County; area code 915; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Hudspeth
Metro area
El Paso, TX
Population
1,416
Coordinates
31.4208, -105.6422
☼ Live from 79839 — Fort Hancock, TX

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Where 79839 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79839
  • 🔢 Type 79839 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEBGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,839 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 2957. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011111011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79838 (Fabens, TX, 31 mi away) and 79842 (Marathon, TX, 183 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79839 becomes 93897, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37998, 39897, 79938, 83799, 87939, 97389, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99783 in Wales, AK, 3,480 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯703 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79839 and you would come out at 31.42°S, 74.36°E — 1,257 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 326.6 square miles of land, 79839 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 248 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,416This ZIP1,416
Households332This ZIP332
Housing units430This ZIP430
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$47,950This ZIP$47,950Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$55,000This ZIP$55,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$540This ZIP$540Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.0%This ZIP6.0%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density4.3 / sq miThis ZIP4.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$913,000This ZIP$913,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$29,257,000This ZIP$29,257,000

Land area

Land area326.60 sq miThis ZIP326.60 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 79839

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ZIP codes near 79839

ZIPCityDistance
79851 Sierra Blanca, TX 24.7 mi
79853 Tornillo, TX 24.8 mi
79838 Fabens, TX 30.9 mi
79928 El Paso, TX 33.1 mi
79836 Clint, TX 35.1 mi
79847 Salt Flat, TX 35.5 mi
79938 El Paso, TX 36.8 mi
79849 San Elizario, TX 37.7 mi
79927 El Paso, TX 40.4 mi
79910 El Paso, TX 43.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79839?

79839 is in Fort Hancock, Texas, in Hudspeth County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.4208, -105.6422.

What county is 79839 in?

79839 lies in Hudspeth County.

What area code is 79839?

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

What time zone is 79839 in?

79839 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 79839?

About 1,416 people live in ZIP code 79839, in 332 households, at 4.3 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 79839?

$47,950 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79839?

The closest are 79851 (24.7 mi), 79853 (24.8 mi), 79838 (30.9 mi), 79928 (33.1 mi) and 79836 (35.1 mi).

Is 79839 a PO Box ZIP code?

79839 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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