ZIP Code 79078 — Sanford town, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 79078 covers Sanford, TX in Hutchinson County with a population of about 153.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 52.9 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.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 41.8%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Mining, Retail trade, and Agriculture; a mean commute of about 44.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 98.0% (about 32.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Sanford town, TX as Relatively Low (composite score 67.7), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (94.9) and flood (21.4). 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 Sanford town, TX show little to no average snow and around 19.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 7 for ZIP 79078 (Sanford town, 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.