| City: | Abilene, Texas |
| County: | Taylor County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:40:57 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 325 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 32.4487, -99.7329 |
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ZIP code 79608 serves a commercial area along Buffalo Gap Road in south Abilene, Texas. This isn't a residential neighborhood. It's a business-focused ZIP with 522 business delivery points and zero residential population according to Census data. The ZIP exists as a point location within the larger 79605 ZIP code boundary.
The post office maintains 575 PO Boxes at this location, primarily serving the surrounding business community. All 111 street delivery records point to Buffalo Gap Road addresses with unit designators, indicating a commercial complex or business park configuration. Twenty business establishments employ approximately 136 workers here.
Abilene residents don't live in 79608. They work there. The ZIP functions as a dedicated mail service point for the commercial corridor along Buffalo Gap Road in the Over Place Area neighborhood. Those who need mail delivered to businesses in this zone use either a PO Box at this post office or a Buffalo Gap Road street address with a unit number.
Single commercial street with unit designators serving business park tenants.
ZIP Code 79608 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 24 business establishments, employing about 172 people with an annual payroll of $10,856,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,079Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 24Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,656,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $10,856,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 172Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 79608 is located in Taylor County, Texas, within the Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 10180) and Texas's 19th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 178,244 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 79608. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Abilene, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 10180Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 178,244Source: Census |
| MSA: | Abilene, 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: | 4801000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Abilene city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 79608 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.