ZIP Code 79231 — undefined, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 79231 covers TX in Floyd County with a population of about 29.

It sits in telephone area code 806; U.S. House district TX-19; the LUBBOCK media market.

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

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Construction and Public administration; a mean commute of about 29.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

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 Very Low (composite score 30.7), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (73.3) and hurricane (31.1). 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 20.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1 for ZIP 79231 (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.