| City: | Lubbock, Texas |
| Names to Avoid: | Texas Tech School Of Medicin |
| County: | Lubbock County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:35:59 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 33.5897, -101.8926 |
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center operates under dedicated ZIP code 79430 in Lubbock County, Texas. This public academic health center, separate from but affiliated with Texas Tech University, has trained physicians since its first graduating class in 1974. The institution serves more than 100 counties across West Texas through campuses in Lubbock, Amarillo, Abilene, Dallas, and the Permian Basin. Texas Tech Physicians, the clinical practice arm, functions as the largest medical practice in West Texas.
The 0.14-square-mile campus footprint encompasses 145 delivery codes serving a remarkable 143 distinct mail destinations. Postal records identify departments across all schools: the Preston Smith Library, School of Nursing, School of Medicine Cancer Center, Family Medicine Pavilion, and the Garrison Institute on Healthy Aging among them. Clinical departments from Anesthesiology to Urology each maintain separate mail delivery points, reflecting the complexity of academic medicine.
This unique postal designation has served the health sciences center for more than twenty years. Located near the Arnett Benson and Tech Terrace neighborhoods, the campus sits within the broader Lubbock medical district. Census demographic data is not available for this ZIP, consistent with its institutional function. Lubbock is the valid mailing city for correspondence to TTUHSC.
| Establishments: | 4 |
| Employment: | 10 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 79430 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 7 people with an annual payroll of $420,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 5,083Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $143,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $420,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 7Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 79430 is located in Lubbock County, Texas, within the Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 31180) and Texas's 19th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 354,782 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 79430. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Lubbock, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 31180Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 354,782Source: Census |
| MSA: | Lubbock, TX MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 19Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 25835.59 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4845000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Lubbock city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 79430 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.