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79016 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 79016 covers Canyon, Texas, with a population of about 598.

Population
59823,040 per square mile
Median age
19.519.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 79016 is

Canyon, Texas — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population598
Median age19.5
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home20.7%
White (non-Hispanic)63.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino29.8%
Veterans0%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Works from home5%
Drives to work alone49.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity24.6% 8.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes1.7% 10.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes5.4% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure11.3% 22.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16% 9.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis3.7% 21.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking26.5% 10.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication20.6% 54.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease0.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year63.2% 13.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening65.3% 20.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD1.5% 5.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.3% 3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability2.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol12.8% 23.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use62.9% 13 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.8% 6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability2.9% 11.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.1% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed250
Annual payroll$7,291,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 82.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss85.2 out of 100
Community resilience42.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought72Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave56.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide9.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$76,292$78,538
Income per person$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate13.8%12.4%
Median home value$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,339$1,348
Homeownership62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.1%5.2%
Works from home5%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%17.2%13.9%
Median age19.535.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCANYON, TX US0.7 km away
Rain in a year18 in
Snow in a year8 in

Average high and low by month

January52.3°F / 22.6°F0.59 in rain, 1.8 in snow
February56°F / 24.7°F0.4 in rain, 0.8 in snow
March64.6°F / 33°F1.06 in rain, 0.8 in snow
April72.6°F / 41.6°F0.99 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May81.5°F / 52.5°F2.25 in rain
June90.3°F / 62.3°F2.68 in rain
July92.7°F / 66.8°F2.26 in rain
August91.1°F / 65.4°F3.03 in rain
September84.3°F / 57.2°F1.9 in rain
October74.1°F / 44.4°F1.98 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November61.5°F / 32.3°F0.68 in rain, 1.3 in snow
December52°F / 23.7°F0.63 in rain, 2.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Canyon Independent School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport97more vulnerable than 97% of US census tracts
Walkability7.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

79015 Canyon, TX0.6 km away
79119 Amarillo, TX10.6 km away
79114 Amarillo, TX12 km away
79118 Amarillo, TX13.1 km away
79091 Umbarger, TX17 km away
79110 Amarillo, TX20 km away
79109 Amarillo, TX20.9 km away
79121 Amarillo, TX21.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Randall County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.03 sq mi
Population density23,040 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.9803, -101.9188

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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