Zip code 79240: Lelia Lake, Texas
Boundary is the Census Bureau's ZIP Code Tabulation Area, which closely tracks the postal delivery area.
About 79240
79240 is a rural zip code in Lelia Lake, Texas (Donley County), covering 8.6 sq mi of land. About 30 people live here, or 4 per square mile. The median resident is 14.5 years old, compared with 38.9 nationally. With so few residents, the Census figures below are rough estimates with wide margins of error.
0% of residents live below the poverty line (U.S.: 12.5%). 100% of occupied homes are lived in by their owners.
29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher (U.S.: 36%).
How 79240 compares
Only about 30 people live here, so these survey estimates have wide margins of error.
- U.S. 334,922,499 · TX 30,188,424
- Population density4/sq miU.S. 95/sq mi · TX 116/sq mi
- Median age14.5U.S. 38.9 · TX 35.6
- U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
- U.S. 35.7% · TX 33.8%
- U.S. 65.2% · TX 62.6%
- U.S. 15.1% · TX 14.4%
- U.S. 5.2% · TX 5.3%
- Diversity index27.8U.S. 61.4 · TX 67.1
- Broadband access100%U.S. 91% · TX 91.4%
- U.S. 8.4% · TX 17.1%
- Veterans0%U.S. 6.2% · TX 6.2%
- U.S. 14.1% · TX 17.6%
- Housing vacancy93.3%U.S. 10.1% · TX 9.4%
- U.S. 17.2% · TX 13.4%
- Residents under 1876.7%U.S. 22% · TX 25%
- U.S. 3.8% · TX 3.8%
- U.S. 9.7% · TX 8.6%
- U.S. 10% · TX 10.5%
- U.S. 14.5% · TX 14.1%
| Measure | 79240 | Donley | TX | U.S. | National percentile | Rank in TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 30 | 3,257 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 | — | — |
| Population density | 4/sq mi | 4/sq mi | 116/sq mi | 95/sq mi | — | — |
| Median age | 14.5 | 40.7 | 35.6 | 38.9 | — | — |
| Poverty rate | 0% | 7.9% | 13.8% | 12.5% | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.6% | 16.6% | 33.8% | 35.7% | — | — |
| Homeownership rate | 100% | 74.8% | 62.6% | 65.2% | — | — |
| Work from home | 0% | 9.6% | 14.4% | 15.1% | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 0% | 1.7% | 5.3% | 5.2% | — | — |
| Diversity index | 27.8 | 38.2 | 67.1 | 61.4 | — | — |
| Broadband access | 100% | 75.2% | 91.4% | 91% | — | — |
| Uninsured rate | 0% | 17.9% | 17.1% | 8.4% | — | — |
| Veterans | 0% | 6% | 6.2% | 6.2% | — | — |
| Foreign-born residents | 0% | 4.9% | 17.6% | 14.1% | — | — |
| Housing vacancy | 93.3% | 39.5% | 9.4% | 10.1% | — | — |
| Residents 65 and older | 0% | 25.1% | 13.4% | 17.2% | — | — |
| Residents under 18 | 76.7% | 17.6% | 25% | 22% | — | — |
| Tech workers | 0% | 0.1% | 3.8% | 3.8% | — | — |
| Healthcare workers | 0% | 12.2% | 8.6% | 9.7% | — | — |
| Self-employed workers | 100% | 19.8% | 10.5% | 10% | — | — |
| Government workers | 0% | 24.2% | 14.1% | 14.5% | — | — |
The percentile is the share of Americans who live in a zip code with a lower value, so the 50th percentile is typical. Rank 1 is the highest value in the state. Both include zip codes with at least 100 residents. Strengths and weaknesses mark measures in the best or worst fifth nationally, where higher or lower is clearly better (income, poverty, education, commute, broadband, insurance and similar). Measures like age or density are left unmarked.
People
Age
Race and ethnicity
- White17%
- Black0%
- Hispanic83%
- Asian0%
- Native American0%
- Pacific Islander0%
- Other0%
- Multiracial0%
Language spoken at home (households)
Households
- Households
- 2
- Average household size
- 15
- Family households
- 100%
- Married couples
- 100%
- Living alone
- 0%
- Veterans (of adults)
- 0%
- Male / female
- 93% / 7%
Income and poverty
Household income distribution
Median household income
Housing
Median home value
Median gross rent
Types of housing
- Housing units
- 30
- Owner-occupied
- 100%
- Vacant
- 93.3%
- Median year built
- 1958
- Median rooms
- 4.2
- Renters paying 30%+ of income
- —
- Renters paying 50%+ of income
- —
- Home value to income
- —
Work and commute
How people get to work
Commute time (one way)
Jobs and careers
Occupations
Industries
Median earnings by type of work
| Type of work | 79240 | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management, business, science and arts | — | $74,888 |
| Service | — | $26,804 |
| Sales and office | — | $40,476 |
| Construction and maintenance | — | $49,199 |
| Production and transportation | — | $39,989 |
Education, internet and health coverage
Highest education (adults 25+)
- High school graduate or higher
- 100%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 28.6%
- Graduate or professional degree
- 0%
- Households with broadband
- 100%
- Cable, fiber or DSL
- 0%
- No internet access
- 0%
- Without health insurance
- 0%
- Limited-English households
- 0%
Geography
- City (USPS)
- Lelia Lake
- State
- Texas
- County
- Donley County
- Center point
- 34.8839° N, 100.7607° W
- Land area
- 8.6 sq mi
- Water area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Time zone
- Central Time (UTC-6, UTC-5 in summer)
- Zip type
- Residential delivery area
Cities and towns within this zip
- Lelia Lake (unincorporated)4% of zip
Census places overlapping the zip's area. Mail may use a different city name than the municipality.
Zip codes near 79240
| Zip | City | Distance | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79237 | Hedley, TX | 5.3 mi | $59,688 |
| 79226 | Clarendon, TX | 14 mi | $58,031 |
| 79239 | Lakeview, TX | 16 mi | $36,250 |
| 79251 | Quail, TX | 18 mi | — |
| 79245 | Memphis, TX | 21 mi | $48,403 |
| 79002 | Alanreed, TX | 22 mi | — |
| 79057 | McLean, TX | 23 mi | $70,865 |
| 79077 | Samnorwood, TX · PO box | 30 mi | — |
| 79233 | Estelline, TX | 31 mi | — |
| 79261 | Turkey, TX | 31 mi | $49,450 |
| 79095 | Wellington, TX | 32 mi | $58,889 |
| 79039 | Groom, TX | 32 mi | $70,357 |
Questions about 79240
What city is zip code 79240?
79240 is assigned to Lelia Lake, Texas. The city name is the one the Postal Service prefers for mail addressed to this zip code.
What county is 79240 in?
79240 is in Donley County, Texas.
What is the population of 79240?
About 30 people live in 79240, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
What time zone is 79240 in?
79240 is in Central Time.
What zip codes are near 79240?
The closest zip codes to 79240 are 79237, 79226, 79239, 79251, 79245.
Demographic figures are 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 79240, from the U.S. Census Bureau. Small areas have wide margins of error. How we build these numbers.