ZIP code · Abilene · Texas · United States
ZIP code 79601 — Abilene
ZIP code 79601 serves Abilene, Texas.
- Postal code
- 79601Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Abilene
- County
- Taylor FIPS 48441
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.4682, -99.7182 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 26,917 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 102 / sq mi
- Land area
- 263 sq mi (681.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $54,515
- Per-capita income
- $21,005
- Median age
- 29.9
- Households
- 7,817
- Housing units
- 9,422
- Median home value
- $182,900
- Median gross rent
- $988 / month
- Congressional district
- TX-19 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8a (10 to 15 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 325Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 79601
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 96°F), coldest Jan (avg low 34°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 59 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 59 |
| Avg low °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ABILENE RGNL AP (4.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 79601
- 13 schools
- 4 colleges & universities
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 3 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 47 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 16 parks
- 10 playgrounds
- 7 gyms & sports centres
- 3 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 28 places of worship
- 9 banks
- 18 gas stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page