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79566 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 79566 covers Wingate, Texas.

Median age
57.719 points above the US average
Poverty rate
2.6%9.8 points below the US average
Degree or higher
9.9%25.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 79566 is

Wingate, 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

Median age57.7
Family households64%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.1%
White (non-Hispanic)96.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans4.9%
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

Income per person$51,691
Poverty rate2.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k6.0%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k13.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k35.0%
$125–150k2.0%
$150–200k3.0%
$200k or more15.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed130
Mean adjusted gross income$76,923
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k23.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes31%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house76.6%
Mobile home23.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%
High school diploma or higher77.8%
Works from home4%
Drives to work alone96%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity32.4% 1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.3% 9.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21% 0.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.1% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.5% 9.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.1% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.7% 5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.3% 7.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.4% 3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed48
Annual payroll$4,785,000
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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 70.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss65.4 out of 100
Community resilience57.2 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.

Hail98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado59.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave51.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane40.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12.3Very 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$76,292$78,538
Income per person$51,691$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate2.6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,339$1,348
Homeownership100%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.1%5.2%
Works from home4%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%17.2%13.9%
Median age57.735.538.7
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 stationWINGATE, TX US1.7 km away
Rain in a year25 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January57.6°F / 27.4°F1.07 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February61.8°F / 31.7°F1.37 in rain, 0.4 in snow
March69.5°F / 39.7°F1.93 in rain
April78.3°F / 47.6°F1.84 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May85.2°F / 58°F3.13 in rain
June91.6°F / 65.5°F3.2 in rain
July95.1°F / 68.4°F1.76 in rain
August94.7°F / 67.6°F2.14 in rain
September87.8°F / 60.9°F3 in rain
October78.3°F / 49.6°F3.06 in rain
November66.6°F / 38.3°F1.42 in rain, 0.4 in snow
December58.4°F / 29.3°F1.07 in rain, 0.3 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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District52.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Winters Independent School District33.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District9.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Merkel Independent School District4.8% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

76865 Norton, TX17 km away
79567 Winters, TX17.2 km away
79506 Blackwell, TX19 km away
76933 Bronte, TX24.1 km away
79537 Nolan, TX30.2 km away
79541 Ovalo, TX31 km away
76821 Ballinger, TX35.1 km away
79562 Tuscola, TX35.7 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.

Taylor County68% of this ZIP code's land area
Runnels County17% of this ZIP code's land area
Nolan County15% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area127.53 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.0318, -100.1183

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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