| City: | Amarillo, Texas |
| Names to Avoid: | Amarillo Hardware |
| County: | Potter County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:54:09 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 35.2218, -101.8309 |
| Quick Link: |
Amarillo Hardware Company, a wholesale hardware distributor founded in 1904, operates under dedicated ZIP code 79172 in Potter County, Texas. For over a century, this family-owned business supplied hardware and plumbing equipment to retailers across six southwestern states. The company originally opened at 403 Polk Street in downtown Amarillo before relocating to its larger South Grant Street warehouse complex, a building that has since become part of local historic preservation efforts.
With just one delivery code on file and no Census residential data, this ZIP reflects a pure commercial mail operation. The USPS assigned this unique designation prior to 2004 to handle the company's substantial wholesale correspondence and order processing needs. Amarillo is the valid mailing city for this designation.
ZIP Code 79172 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 79172 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 249,881 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 79172. 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: | 249,881Source: 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 79172 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 February 1, 2026.