ZIP Code 79312

79312 is one of Texas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Amherst, Lamb County.

City: Amherst
County: Lamb County
State: Texas
Prefix: 793xx

Where this code sits

79312 is part of the 793xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Amherst.

Amherst Texas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 79312 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

806 Area code 806

ZIP codes nearest 79312

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 79312.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 79371	6.9 mi	Sudan, TX
ZIP code 79339	8.7 mi	Littlefield, TX
ZIP code 79326	14 mi	Fieldton, TX
ZIP code 79353	15 mi	Pep, TX
ZIP code 79031	17 mi	Earth, TX
ZIP code 79369	17 mi	Spade, TX
ZIP code 79082	18 mi	Springlake, TX
ZIP code 79380	19 mi	Whitharral, 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 79312, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 79312. 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.