Residential delivery area · Texas
ZIP Code 79078: Sanford, TX
ZIP code 79078 uses the postal name Sanford, Texas and lies entirely in Hutchinson County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 180 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Sanford; more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Sanford · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Hutchinson County
- Census places
- Sanford
- Micro area
- Borger, TX
- House district
- TX-13 119th Congress
- State
- Texas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 22.1 sq mi · 8 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 79078?
79078 centers on 35.699°, -101.550° and covers 22.1 square miles of land plus 3.9 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 79036, 79007, 79083.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 79078, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 79078 compare with the rest of Hutchinson County?
| Measure | 79078 | In Hutchinson County | In TX |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 184 | 7th of 8 | 1,761st of 1,990 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
79078's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (184). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 15% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 79078?
The 2020 Census counted 333 people in 79078; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 184. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 184±114 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 333
- Households
- 55
- Median age
- 57.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 79078?
Of the 184 people the ACS estimates in 79078, 25.5% are under 18 and 19.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (86.4%), then Hispanic or Latino (10.3%).
- Under 1825.5%
- 18 to 6454.9%
- 65 and older19.6%
- White, not Hispanic86.4%
- Hispanic or Latino10.3%
- Other or two or more3.3%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What are homes worth in 79078?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 98.2%
- Housing units
- 204
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 79078?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79036 | Fritch | 5,007 | $90k | 7.3 mi |
| 79007 | Borger | 13,889 | $64k | 8.0 mi |
| 79083 | Stinnett | 1,669 | $49k | 12.0 mi |
| 79008 | Borger | 0 | – | 7.1 mi (near) |
| 79080 | Skellytown | 541 | $55k | 18.9 mi (near) |
| 79062 | Morse | 435 | $63k | 20.1 mi (near) |
| 79058 | Masterson | 0 | – | 23.6 mi (near) |
| 79068 | Panhandle | 2,784 | $86k | 26.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.