ZIP Code 79536

79536 is one of Texas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Merkel, Taylor County.

City: Merkel
County: Taylor County
State: Texas
Prefix: 795xx

Where this code sits

79536 is part of the 795xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Merkel.

Merkel Texas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 79536 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

325 Area code 325

ZIP codes nearest 79536

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 79536.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 79563	7.2 mi	Tye, TX
ZIP code 79561	8.0 mi	Trent, TX
ZIP code 79607	10 mi	Dyess Afb, TX
ZIP code 79605	13 mi	Abilene, TX
ZIP code 79606	13 mi	Abilene, TX
ZIP code 79603	14 mi	Abilene, TX
ZIP code 79525	14 mi	Hawley, TX
ZIP code 79508	15 mi	Buffalo Gap, 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 79536, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 79536. 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.