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79854

ZIP 79854 is Valentine, Texas, mostly in Jeff Davis County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jeff Davis +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
86
Coordinates
30.6254, -104.6101
☼ Live from 79854 — Valentine, TX

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Where 79854 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 79854
  • 🔢 Type 79854 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSBGL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 79,854 = 2 × 3 × 13309. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011011111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 79853 (Tornillo, TX, 103 mi away) and 79855 (Van Horn, TX, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 79854 becomes 45897 — and that is a real ZIP code: Williamstown, OH, 1,366 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45789, 45879, 45897, 47598, 47859, 47958, …). The farthest-flung twin is 49785 in Kincheloe, MI, 1,525 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯721 miles southwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 79854 and you would come out at 30.63°S, 75.39°E — 1,322 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 632.8 square miles of land, 79854 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 480 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population86This ZIP86
Households52This ZIP52
Housing units97This ZIP97
Median age70.2This ZIP70.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$33,672This ZIP$33,672Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$84,700This ZIP$84,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%This ZIP30.2%
Population density0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi

Land area

Land area632.81 sq miThis ZIP632.81 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 79854 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jeff Davis County 68.6%
Presidio County 31.4%

Other place names in 79854

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

ZIP codes near 79854

ZIPCityDistance
79855 Van Horn, TX 25.8 mi
79734 Fort Davis, TX 37.6 mi
79786 Toyahvale, TX 53.5 mi
79843 Marfa, TX 53.5 mi
79718 Balmorhea, TX 57.9 mi
79851 Sierra Blanca, TX 59.3 mi
79832 Alpine, TX 60.0 mi
79831 Alpine, TX 60.1 mi
79785 Toyah, TX 62.3 mi
79780 Saragosa, TX 63.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 79854?

79854 is in Valentine, Texas, in Jeff Davis County. Its published point location is 30.6254, -104.6101.

What county is 79854 in?

79854 spans 2 counties: Jeff Davis County and Presidio County. Most of it falls in Jeff Davis 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 79854?

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

What time zone is 79854 in?

79854 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 79854?

About 86 people live in ZIP code 79854, in 52 households, at 0.1 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 79854?

$33,672 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 79854?

The closest are 79855 (25.8 mi), 79734 (37.6 mi), 79786 (53.5 mi), 79843 (53.5 mi) and 79718 (57.9 mi).

Is 79854 a PO Box ZIP code?

79854 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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