| City: | Amarillo, Texas |
| County: | Potter County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:30:26 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 35.2218, -101.8309 |
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ZIP code 79120 handles PO Box service for a segment of Amarillo, Texas. The facility maintains 595 boxes serving both residential customers and 334 business accounts. Street delivery in this area comes through neighboring ZIP 79103, following the common pattern where PO Box operations and carrier delivery use separate ZIP codes within the same city.
The post office on Ross Street operates as a processing hub for Amarillo's mail network. The facility houses multiple USPS operational units including carrier units, distribution operations, and the Amarillo P&DF (Processing and Distribution Facility). The building names in the ZIP+4 data catalog internal postal operations rather than customer-facing addresses. Two city carrier routes originate from this location, handling residential and business delivery throughout the surrounding area.
The single street address reflects the consolidated nature of this postal facility, which combines PO Box services with mail processing operations for Amarillo.
ZIP Code 79120 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 34 business establishments, employing about 4,628 people with an annual payroll of $499,150,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 7,120Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 34Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $127,684,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $499,150,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 4,628Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 79120 is located in Potter County, Texas, within the Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 11100) and Texas's 13rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 270,207 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 79120. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Amarillo, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 11100Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 270,207Source: Census |
| MSA: | Amarillo, TX MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 13Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 38349.24 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4803000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Amarillo city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 79120 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.