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79339 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 79339 covers Littlefield, Texas, with a population of about 6,707 and a median household income of $57,035.

Population
6,70720 per square mile
Median age
34.93.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$57,03525% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
13.4%1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$107,799down 6.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,01924% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
17%18 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.6%4.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
122

Where 79339 is

Littlefield, 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

Population6,707
Median age34.9
Family households66.9%
Born outside the US7.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home35.3%
White (non-Hispanic)40.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino52.6%
Veterans4.6%
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$57,035
Income per person$28,223
Poverty rate13.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.3%
$10–15k8.2%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k6.6%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k5.3%
$125–150k9.8%
$150–200k4.6%
$200k or more4.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,660
Mean adjusted gross income$54,890
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k35.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$76,500
Median gross rent$1,019
Rent as a share of household income35.7%
Owner-occupied69.6%
Vacant homes19.5%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house86%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units4%
5 to 19 units2.5%
Mobile home6.2%
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$107,799as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 8.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 6.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 38%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$127,126$77,187

$78,125 in 2016 to $107,799 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%
High school diploma or higher78.2%
Works from home5.3%
Drives to work alone81.1%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.2%
Health

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

Obesity40.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)26.8% 15.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.5% 11.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening53.8% 10.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist44.8% 16.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.6% 8.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.3% 6.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.4% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments122
People employed1,435
Annual payroll$60,942,000
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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 88.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.2 out of 100
Community resilience17.4 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.

Hail99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought98.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide20.5Very 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$57,035$76,292$78,538
Income per person$28,223$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate13.4%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$76,500$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,019$1,339$1,348
Homeownership69.6%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home5.3%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7.9%17.2%13.9%
Median age34.935.538.7
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 stationLITTLEFIELD, TX US8.1 km away
Rain in a year18 in
Snow in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January53.9°F / 22.9°F0.65 in rain, 1.2 in snow
February58.4°F / 25.8°F0.61 in rain, 1.5 in snow
March66.6°F / 32.8°F1.15 in rain, 0.6 in snow
April74.7°F / 40.6°F1.05 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May83.1°F / 51.6°F2.01 in rain
June91°F / 61.1°F2.87 in rain
July92.5°F / 64.4°F2.22 in rain
August90.7°F / 63.1°F2.35 in rain
September84°F / 55.3°F2.28 in rain
October74.9°F / 43.1°F1.31 in rain
November63.1°F / 31.5°F0.74 in rain, 1.1 in snow
December54.3°F / 24.3°F0.77 in rain, 2.3 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Littlefield Independent School District54.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Whitharral Independent School District21.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Olton Independent School District10.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Levelland Independent School District6.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District5.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Amherst Independent School District1.3% 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 vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Household characteristics88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

79312 Amherst, TX14 km away
79369 Spade, TX15.2 km away
79326 Fieldton, TX18.1 km away
79313 Anton, TX19.4 km away
79380 Whitharral, TX20.8 km away
79371 Sudan, TX25.1 km away
79353 Pep, TX25.8 km away
79021 Cotton Center, TX27.4 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.

Lamb County70.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Hockley County29.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area334.85 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq mi
Population density20 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.9212, -102.3207

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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