ZIP code · Big Spring · Texas · United States
ZIP code 79720 — Big Spring
ZIP code 79720 serves Big Spring, Texas.
- Postal code
- 79720Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Big Spring
- County
- Howard FIPS 48227
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.2787, -101.4578 — precision estimated (postal-area centroid)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 30,432 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 31 / sq mi
- Land area
- 986 sq mi (2,553.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $71,194
- Per-capita income
- $35,573
- Median age
- 37.9
- Households
- 11,328
- Housing units
- 13,309
- Median home value
- $146,500
- Median gross rent
- $994 / month
- Congressional districts
- TX-19 (also TX-11) (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
- 432Telephone 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 79720
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 96°F), coldest Jan (avg low 31°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 58 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 87 | 94 | 96 | 95 | 88 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Avg low °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BIG SPRING (2.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 79720
- 14 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 4 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 1 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 32 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 8 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 4 gyms & sports centres
- 3 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 39 places of worship
- 6 banks
- 24 gas stations
- 2 EV charging stations
- 1 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