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ZIP Code 79256: Roaring Springs, TX
ZIP code 79256 uses the postal name Roaring Springs, Texas and lies mostly in Motley County (84% of its land) with the rest in Dickens County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 290 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $39,231 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Roaring Springs; more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Roaring Springs · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Motley County (84%); Dickens County (16%)
- Census places
- Roaring Springs
- House district
- TX-13 119th Congress
- State
- Texas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 243.4 sq mi · 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 79256?
79256 centers on 33.882°, -100.831° and covers 243.4 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 79220, 79244, 79243, 79231, 79235, 79248.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 79256, 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 79256 compare with the rest of Motley County?
| Measure | 79256 | In Motley County | In TX |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 290 | 5th of 6 | 1,685th of 1,990 |
| Median household income | $39k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $66k | not ranked | not ranked |
79256's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (290). 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 4% 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 79256?
The 2020 Census counted 287 people in 79256; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 290. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 290±106 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 287
- Households
- 102
- Median age
- 57.6
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 79256?
Of the 290 people the ACS estimates in 79256, 6.9% are under 18 and 28.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (73.1%), then Hispanic or Latino (17.6%).
- Under 186.9%
- 18 to 6464.8%
- 65 and older28.3%
- White, not Hispanic73.1%
- Hispanic or Latino17.6%
- Other or two or more9.3%
- 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 do households in 79256 earn?
Median household income is $39,231 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $39,231±$4,020
- Income per person
- $20,585
- Below the poverty line
- 17.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 15.8%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $54,867120 returns; wages 53% of AGI (IRS)
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 79256?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $65,800
- Median gross rent
- $877
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 75.5%
- Housing units
- 176
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 79256?
7 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 79256?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79220 | Afton | 225 | $50k | 8.8 mi |
| 79244 | Matador | 776 | $72k | 12.3 mi |
| 79243 | McAdoo | 26 | $61k | 13.7 mi |
| 79231 | Dougherty | 24 | – | 14.1 mi |
| 79235 | Floydada | 2,924 | $53k | 25.1 mi |
| 79248 | Paducah | 1,273 | $49k | 35.1 mi |
| 79229 | Dickens | 243 | $48k | 15.7 mi (near) |
| 79234 | Flomot | 85 | $83k | 23.8 mi (near) |
| 79322 | Crosbyton | 1,983 | $49k | 26.5 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.