ZIP Code 79016 — Canyon city, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 79016 covers Canyon, TX in Randall County with a population of about 598.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 19.5 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 806; U.S. House district TX-13; the AMARILLO media market.

Canyon, TX sits in a university / college context (near west texas a & m university (0.2 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services, Arts and entertainment, and Education; about 5.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 10.2 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 115.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Canyon city, TX as Relatively Moderate (composite score 86.8), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (95.9) and flood (66.9). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Canyon city, TX show little to no average snow and around 18.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 28 for ZIP 79016 (Canyon city, TX) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.