ZIP code · Marathon · Texas · United States
ZIP code 79842 — Marathon
ZIP code 79842 serves Marathon, Texas.
- Postal code
- 79842Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Marathon
- County
- Brewster FIPS 48043
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 30.1886, -103.2214 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 273 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 0 / sq mi
- Land area
- 828.7 sq mi (2,146.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $45,067
- Per-capita income
- $33,343
- Median age
- 57.7
- Households
- 198
- Housing units
- 349
- Median home value
- $143,500
- Congressional district
- TX-23 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 8b (15 to 20 °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 79842
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jun (avg high 92°F), coldest Jan (avg low 27°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 62 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 62 |
| Avg low °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 47 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: MARATHON (3.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 79842
- 2 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 supermarkets
- 5 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 1 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 2 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 2 gas 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