Residential delivery area · Texas
ZIP Code 79220: Afton, TX
ZIP code 79220 uses the postal name Afton, Texas and lies entirely in Dickens County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 230 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $49,792 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Afton · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Dickens County
- House district
- TX-13 119th Congress
- State
- Texas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 116.4 sq mi · 2 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 79220?
79220 centers on 33.767°, -100.764° and covers 116.4 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 79229, 79256, 79243, 79248.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 79220, 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 79220 compare with the rest of Dickens County?
| Measure | 79220 | In Dickens County | In TX |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 225 | 5th of 6 | 1,729th of 1,990 |
| Median household income | $50k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $117k | not ranked | not ranked |
79220's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (225). 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 6% 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 79220?
The 2020 Census counted 115 people in 79220; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 225. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 225±112 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 115
- Households
- 81
- Median age
- 37.0
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 79220?
Of the 225 people the ACS estimates in 79220, 25.3% are under 18 and 24.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (56.0%), then White (not Hispanic) (44.0%).
- Under 1825.3%
- 18 to 6450.7%
- 65 and older24.0%
- Hispanic or Latino56.0%
- White, not Hispanic44.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 do households in 79220 earn?
Median household income is $49,792 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $49,792±$7,252
- Income per person
- $22,042
- Below the poverty line
- 9.3%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.7%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 24.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 79220?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $116,700
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 64.2%
- Housing units
- 107
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 79220?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79229 | Dickens | 243 | $48k | 7.0 mi |
| 79256 | Roaring Springs | 290 | $39k | 8.8 mi |
| 79243 | McAdoo | 26 | $61k | 15.0 mi |
| 79248 | Paducah | 1,273 | $49k | 33.3 mi |
| 79244 | Matador | 776 | $72k | 20.2 mi (near) |
| 79231 | Dougherty | 24 | – | 21.1 mi (near) |
| 79370 | Spur | 1,363 | $49k | 24.2 mi (near) |
| 79322 | Crosbyton | 1,983 | $49k | 26.6 mi (near) |
| 79236 | Guthrie | 197 | $46k | 29.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.