ZIP Code 79079

79079 is one of Texas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shamrock, Wheeler County.

City: Shamrock
County: Wheeler County
State: Texas
Prefix: 790xx

Where this code sits

79079 is part of the 790xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Shamrock.

Shamrock Texas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 79079 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

806 Area code 806

ZIP codes nearest 79079

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 79079.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 79077	11 mi	Samnorwood, TX
ZIP code 73668	15 mi	Texola, OK
ZIP code 79096	15 mi	Wheeler, TX
ZIP code 79057	20 mi	Mclean, TX
ZIP code 73645	22 mi	Erick, OK
ZIP code 79251	23 mi	Quail, TX
ZIP code 79095	24 mi	Wellington, TX
ZIP code 79061	24 mi	Mobeetie, TX

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 79079, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 79079. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.