What to know about ZIP 79051
ZIP code 79051 covers TX in Dallam County with a population of about 3.
It sits in telephone area code 806; U.S. House district TX-13; the AMARILLO media market.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
ZIP code 79051 covers TX in Dallam County with a population of about 3.
It sits in telephone area code 806; U.S. House district TX-13; the AMARILLO media market.
TX fits a retirement-oriented profile (high share of residents 65+ (100.0%)). Residents and relocators commonly research healthcare access, everyday amenities (dining, personal services), and housing costs rather than tech or campus life.
On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%.
Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).
FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for TX as Relatively Low (composite score 51.1), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (74.6) and flood (14.9). 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 TX show little to no average snow and around 17.1 inches of annual precipitation.
IRS migration statistics for ZIP 79051 (TX) are roughly balanced (near-zero net) on US5’s published series.
Airport DHT (35.6 miles (57.3 km)) · Oklahoma Panhandle State University (35.3 miles (56.8 km)) · Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (67.8 miles (109.2 km)) · VA: Dalhart VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (32.5 miles (52.3 km))
Full lists and map pins are in the Infrastructure section below.