ZIP code · Wheeler · Texas · United States
ZIP code 79096 — Wheeler
ZIP code 79096 serves Wheeler, Texas.
- Postal code
- 79096Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Wheeler
- County
- Wheeler FIPS 48483
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.4319, -100.2568 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 2,022 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 8 / sq mi
- Land area
- 258.8 sq mi (670.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $70,282
- Per-capita income
- $31,900
- Median age
- 40.2
- Households
- 725
- Housing units
- 920
- Median home value
- $144,700
- Median gross rent
- $945 / month
- Congressional district
- TX-13 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °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
- 806Telephone 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 79096
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 94°F), coldest Jan (avg low 24°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 50 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 85 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
| Avg low °F | 24 | 27 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: SHAMROCK #2 (15.0 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 79096
- 2 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 2 parks
- 1 playgrounds
- 1 places of worship
- 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