79259 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 79259 covers Tell, Texas.
- Time zone
- Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Where 79259 is
Tell, 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.
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median year built | 1938 |
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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 risk | Higher than 97.3% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers |
| Expected annual loss | 96.6 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 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.
| Drought | 99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Strong wind | 99.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 96.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 94.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 89.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 70.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 69.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 67Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 65.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 46.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 38.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 38.8Relatively 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 ZIP | Texas | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $76,292 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | — | $39,446 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | — | 13.8% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $260,400 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,339 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 62.6% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 33.1% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 5.1% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 12.8% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | — | 17.2% | 13.9% |
| Median age | — | 35.5 | 38.7 |
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 station | CHILDRESS MUNI AP, TX US11.7 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 24 in |
| Snow in a year | 6 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 54.6°F / 29°F0.77 in rain, 1.4 in snow |
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| February | 58.3°F / 32.2°F0.89 in rain, 0.6 in snow |
| March | 67.7°F / 40.2°F1.36 in rain, 0.6 in snow |
| April | 76.2°F / 48.4°F2.3 in rain, 0.2 in snow |
| May | 84.1°F / 58.7°F3.5 in rain |
| June | 92°F / 67.7°F3.75 in rain |
| July | 95.9°F / 71.5°F1.96 in rain |
| August | 94.5°F / 69.9°F2.8 in rain |
| September | 86.7°F / 62°F2.38 in rain |
| October | 76.3°F / 50°F1.95 in rain, 0.4 in snow |
| November | 64.5°F / 38.6°F1.19 in rain, 1 in snow |
| December | 55°F / 30.6°F0.82 in rain, 1.3 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 supermarket | 77% of this ZIP code's area |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.
| Childress Independent School District | 65.4% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Memphis Independent School District | 34.6% 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 vulnerability | 77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 5.8 out of 20Below average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 79201 Childress, TX | 15 km away |
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| 79223 Cee Vee, TX | 17.3 km away |
| 79233 Estelline, TX | 17.8 km away |
| 79245 Memphis, TX | 39.5 km away |
| 79248 Paducah, TX | 40.4 km away |
| 79261 Turkey, TX | 41.4 km away |
| 79239 Lakeview, TX | 44.8 km away |
| 79244 Matador, TX | 54.2 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.
| Hall County | 77.2% of this ZIP code's land area |
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| Childress County | 22.8% of this ZIP code's land area |
| Time zone | Central (UTC-06:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 55.91 sq mi |
| Water area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 34.3759, -100.3948 |
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.