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ZIP Code 79503: Avoca, TX
ZIP code 79503 uses the postal name Avoca, Texas and lies mostly in Jones County (87% of its land) with the rest in Haskell County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $98,697 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Avoca · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Jones County (87%); Haskell County (13%)
- Metro area
- Abilene, TX
- House district
- TX-19 119th Congress
- State
- Texas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 77.6 sq mi · 3 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 79503?
79503 centers on 32.887°, -99.696° and covers 77.6 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 79533, 79553, 79501, 79521, 79601.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 79503, 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 79503 compare with the rest of Jones County?
| Measure | 79503 | In Jones County | In TX |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 202 | 9th of 10 | 1,748th of 1,990 |
| Median household income | $99k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $114k | not ranked | not ranked |
79503's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (202). 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 7% 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 79503?
The 2020 Census counted 224 people in 79503; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 202. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 202±112 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 224
- Households
- 109
- Median age
- 42.8
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 79503?
Of the 202 people the ACS estimates in 79503, 7.4% are under 18 and 22.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (95.5%).
- Under 187.4%
- 18 to 6469.8%
- 65 and older22.8%
- White, not Hispanic95.5%
- Other or two or more2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.0%
- 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 79503 earn?
Median household income is $98,697 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $98,697
- Income per person
- $58,100
- Below the poverty line
- 4.5%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 4.3%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 31.8%
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 79503?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $114,000
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 89.0%
- Housing units
- 128
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 79503?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79533 | Lueders | 475 | $59k | 9.1 mi |
| 79553 | Stamford | 3,089 | $48k | 9.7 mi |
| 79501 | Anson | 3,630 | $55k | 15.2 mi |
| 79521 | Haskell | 3,487 | $64k | 16.5 mi |
| 79601 | Abilene | 28,050 | $54k | 22.0 mi |
| 79525 | Hawley | 3,121 | $90k | 17.4 mi (near) |
| 79548 | Rule | 104 | – | 17.8 mi (near) |
| 79547 | Rule | 957 | $41k | 24.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.