Postal Codes

79040 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 79040 covers Gruver, Texas, with a population of about 2,076 and a median household income of $80,625.

Population
2,0763 per square mile
Median age
33.65.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$80,6251.1× the Texas median
Poverty rate
4.1%8.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$194,199
Median rent
$79241% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
32.2%2.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.5%10.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
35

Where 79040 is

Gruver, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,076
Median age33.6
Family households69.6%
Born outside the US19.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home47.3%
White (non-Hispanic)42.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino52.9%
Veterans3.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$80,625
Income per person$49,288
Poverty rate4.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.7%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k8.9%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k1.0%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k12.1%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k14.5%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k11.3%
$150–200k8.7%
$200k or more5.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed750
Mean adjusted gross income$88,336
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8%
Returns, under $25k24.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.0%
Returns, $200k or more8.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$173,600
Median gross rent$792
Rent as a share of household income19.9%
Owner-occupied75.5%
Vacant homes18.4%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house90.5%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units2.6%
Mobile home5.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$194,199as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.3%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%
High school diploma or higher63.2%
Works from home4.2%
Drives to work alone75.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.3%
Health

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

Obesity37.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)21.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71% 4.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.7% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments35
People employed169
Annual payroll$10,019,000
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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 98.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss98.6 out of 100
Community resilience0.6 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.

Drought99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm89.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide36Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding16.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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$80,625$76,292$78,538
Income per person$49,288$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate4.1%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$173,600$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$792$1,339$1,348
Homeownership75.5%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home4.2%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US19.7%17.2%13.9%
Median age33.635.538.7
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 stationGRUVER, TX US2.7 km away
Rain in a year21 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January49°F / 20.2°F0.61 in rain, 2.7 in snow
February52.7°F / 22.8°F0.46 in rain, 0.9 in snow
March61.8°F / 30.6°F1.25 in rain, 2 in snow
April70.1°F / 39°F1.8 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May79.3°F / 50.2°F2.5 in rain
June88.9°F / 60.2°F3.32 in rain
July93.1°F / 65°F2.67 in rain
August91.1°F / 63.5°F2.67 in rain
September84°F / 55°F1.71 in rain
October72.3°F / 42°F1.84 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November60.2°F / 29.8°F0.81 in rain, 1.4 in snow
December49°F / 21.6°F0.97 in rain, 3.8 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Gruver Independent School District60.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Texhoma Independent School District29.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Pringle-Morse Consolidated Independent School District9.5% 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 vulnerability71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

79081 Spearman, TX21.8 km away
79062 Morse, TX25.9 km away
79093 Waka, TX32.7 km away
79033 Farnsworth, TX38.1 km away
73960 Texhoma, TX41.4 km away
73944 Hardesty, OK41.8 km away
73942 Guymon, OK45.9 km away
73949 Texhoma, OK46.8 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.

Hansford County63% of this ZIP code's land area
Sherman County37% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area603.62 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.2868, -101.4089

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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