ZIP code
79556
Sweetwater, TX
79556 covers Sweetwater in Nolan County, with 12,593 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 79556. Methodology
ZIP code map of 79556
About ZIP code 79556
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 79556. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 79556
Race
- White8,714
- Black or African American683
- American Indian or Alaska Native79
- Asian96
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander5
- Other race1,317
- Two or more races1,750
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 4,658
Age
- Under 101,575
- 10 to 191,901
- 20 to 291,375
- 30 to 391,482
- 40 to 491,354
- 50 to 591,587
- 60 to 691,708
- 70 to 791,081
- 80 and older581
Income and housing in 79556
Education
- High school graduate82.9%
- Bachelor's degree12.6%
- Graduate degree5.0%
Places covering 79556
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Sweetwater84.0%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Nolan County96.7%
- Fisher County3.3%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
16.0% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 79556
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11,269 | |
| 2006 | 11,061 | |
| 2007 | 12,298 | |
| 2008 | 11,450 | |
| 2009 | 11,409 | |
| 2010 | 11,329 | |
| 2011 | 13,028 | 11,100 |
| 2012 | 13,001 | 11,310 |
| 2013 | 13,006 | 11,270 |
| 2014 | 13,029 | 11,170 |
| 2015 | 12,899 | 11,160 |
| 2016 | 12,885 | 10,740 |
| 2017 | 12,915 | 10,720 |
| 2018 | 12,914 | 10,660 |
| 2019 | 12,833 | 10,890 |
| 2020 | 12,683 | 10,510 |
| 2021 | 12,687 | 10,130 |
| 2022 | 12,621 | 10,000 |
| 2023 | 12,593 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 79556
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 79545Roscoe11.6 miPop 1,778 · Income $55,667
- 79561Trent12.7 miPop 556 · Income $80,000
- 79560Sylvester16.2 miPop 23 · Income —
- 79543Roby16.3 miPop 1,138 · Income $70,842
- 79537Nolan17.6 miPop 60 · Income —
- 79535Maryneal18.8 miPop 133 · Income $60,972
- 79532Loraine19.5 miPop 1,014 · Income $43,393
- 79534Mc Caulley20.9 miPop 322 · Income $84,583
- 79536Merkel21.4 miPop 6,080 · Income $71,346
- 79526Hermleigh24.1 miPop 978 · Income $71,818
- 79506Blackwell25.7 miPop 491 · Income $60,268
- 79546Rotan27.9 miPop 1,662 · Income $57,171
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ZIP code 79556 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 79556 in?
- 79556 is in Sweetwater, TX.
- What county is 79556 in?
- 79556 is in Nolan County.
- What is the median household income in 79556?
- The median household income in 79556 is $48,582.
- Which ZIP codes are near 79556?
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