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ZIP Code 79834: Big Bend National Park, TX
ZIP code 79834 uses the postal name Big Bend National Park, Texas and lies entirely in Brewster County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 330 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $49,617 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Big Bend National Park · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Brewster County
- House district
- TX-23 119th Congress
- State
- Texas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 613.5 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 79834?
79834 centers on 29.183°, -103.262° and covers 613.5 square miles of land plus 1.0 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 79852, 79830.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 79834, 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 79834 compare with the rest of Brewster County?
| Measure | 79834 | In Brewster County | In TX |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 331 | 3rd of 5 | 1,667th of 1,990 |
| Median household income | $50k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
79834's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (331). 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 3% 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 79834?
The 2020 Census counted 150 people in 79834; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 331. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 331±161 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 150
- Households
- 249
- Median age
- 30.0
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 79834?
Of the 331 people the ACS estimates in 79834, 6.3% are under 18 and 6.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (92.7%).
- Under 186.3%
- 18 to 6487.3%
- 65 and older6.3%
- White, not Hispanic92.7%
- Asian, not Hispanic4.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Black, 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 79834 earn?
Median household income is $49,617 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $49,617
- Income per person
- $54,447
- Below the poverty line
- 4.5%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 87.1%
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 79834?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- $834
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 1.6%
- Housing units
- 279
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 79834?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79852 | Terlingua | 641 | $35k | 24.7 mi |
| 79830 | Alpine | 7,853 | $67k | 74.4 mi |
| 79846 | Redford | 71 | – | 46.1 mi (near) |
| 79842 | Marathon | 285 | $46k | 59.1 mi (near) |
| 79845 | Presidio | 3,226 | $43k | 75.6 mi (near) |
| 79848 | Sanderson | 791 | $52k | 83.0 mi (near) |
| 79843 | Marfa | 2,633 | $45k | 83.9 mi (near) |
| 79832 | Alpine | 330 | – | 84.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.