ZIP Code 79733 — Forsan city, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 79733 covers Forsan, TX in Howard County with a population of about 439.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 27.4 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 432; U.S. House district TX-19; the ODESSA - MIDLAND media market.

Median household income in ZIP 79733 is about $75,000 — about even with the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 8.2%; unemployment rate near 3.5%; 16.0% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 17.7 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Public administration, Mining, and Education; about 2.6% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 12.6 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $143 (about 88% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 41.7% (about 23.7 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Forsan city, TX as Relatively Low (composite score 54.8), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (89.5) and flood (45.4). 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 Forsan city, TX show little to no average snow and around 19.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 21 for ZIP 79733 (Forsan 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.