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79851

ZIP 79851 is Sierra Blanca, Texas, in Hudspeth County; area code 915; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Hudspeth
Metro area
El Paso, TX
Population
1,198
Coordinates
31.2795, -105.2579
☼ Live from 79851 — Sierra Blanca, TX

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Where 79851 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79851
  • 🔢 Type 79851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,851 = 3 × 43 × 619. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011111101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79849 (San Elizario, TX, 62 mi away) and 79852 (Terlingua, TX, 165 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79851 becomes 15897, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17859, 17985, 18957, 57198, 59718, 59871, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18957 in Salford, PA, 1,773 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯699 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79851 and you would come out at 31.28°S, 74.74°E — 1,270 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 440.3 square miles of land, 79851 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 334 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,198This ZIP1,198
Households176This ZIP176
Housing units217This ZIP217
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$55,500This ZIP$55,500Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$62,600This ZIP$62,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000This ZIP$1,000Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%This ZIP6.7%
Mean commute13.5 minThis ZIP13.5 min
Population density2.7 / sq miThis ZIP2.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees322This ZIP322
Annual payroll$16,383,000This ZIP$16,383,000

Land area

Land area440.33 sq miThis ZIP440.33 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 79851

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ZIP codes near 79851

ZIPCityDistance
79839 Fort Hancock, TX 24.7 mi
79847 Salt Flat, TX 32.7 mi
79855 Van Horn, TX 33.7 mi
79853 Tornillo, TX 48.7 mi
79838 Fabens, TX 55.2 mi
79837 Dell City, TX 56.6 mi
79928 El Paso, TX 57.5 mi
79854 Valentine, TX 59.3 mi
79938 El Paso, TX 59.5 mi
79836 Clint, TX 59.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79851?

79851 is in Sierra Blanca, Texas, in Hudspeth County, part of the El Paso, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2795, -105.2579.

What county is 79851 in?

79851 lies in Hudspeth County.

What area code is 79851?

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

What time zone is 79851 in?

79851 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 79851?

About 1,198 people live in ZIP code 79851, in 176 households, at 2.7 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 79851?

$55,500 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79851?

The closest are 79839 (24.7 mi), 79847 (32.7 mi), 79855 (33.7 mi), 79853 (48.7 mi) and 79838 (55.2 mi).

Is 79851 a PO Box ZIP code?

79851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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