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79537 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 79537 covers Nolan, Texas.

Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
20.5%14.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 79537 is

Nolan, 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

Born outside the US15%
Speaks a language other than English at home55%
White (non-Hispanic)45%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino55%
Veterans7.5%
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

Poverty rate0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes27.3%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house75.8%
Mobile home24.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%
High school diploma or higher70.5%
Health

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

Obesity35% 1.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16% 4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.3% 13.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.3% 1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.5% 13.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.5% 9.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.7% 6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability11.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.3% 10.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.4% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.7% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.7% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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 81.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss83 out of 100
Community resilience29.4 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.

Drought99.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane41.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12Very 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 rate0%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,339$1,348
Homeownership62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%5.2%
Works from home12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US15%17.2%13.9%
Median age35.538.7
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 stationMERKEL 12 SW, TX US8.9 km away
Rain in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January55.9°F / 31.1°F1.12 in rain
February60.7°F / 33.4°F1.46 in rain
March69.1°F / 41°F1.84 in rain
April77.6°F / 48.6°F1.92 in rain
May84.9°F / 58.9°F3.41 in rain
June91.1°F / 67.1°F3.17 in rain
July94.1°F / 70.1°F1.97 in rain
August93.2°F / 69.2°F2.89 in rain
September86.4°F / 62.3°F3.21 in rain
October77.6°F / 51.4°F2.65 in rain
November66.3°F / 40°F1.49 in rain
December57.3°F / 32.7°F1.4 in rain
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%.

Blackwell Consolidated 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 vulnerability74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics99more vulnerable than 99% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

79561 Trent, TX23.6 km away
79506 Blackwell, TX25.2 km away
79536 Merkel, TX26.6 km away
79556 Sweetwater, TX26.7 km away
79535 Maryneal, TX28.7 km away
79566 Wingate, TX30.2 km away
79545 Roscoe, TX34.3 km away
79563 Tye, TX36.5 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.

Nolan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area75.07 sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.2919, -100.2107

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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