ZIP Code 79601

79601 is one of Texas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Abilene, Taylor County.

City: Abilene
County: Taylor County
State: Texas
Prefix: 796xx

Where this code sits

79601 is part of the 796xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Abilene is served by 10 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Abilene page.

Abilene Texas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 79601 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

325 Area code 325

ZIP codes nearest 79601

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 79601.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 79699	0.4 mi	Abilene, TX
ZIP code 79698	1.1 mi	Abilene, TX
ZIP code 79604	1.6 mi	Abilene, TX
ZIP code 79608	1.6 mi	Abilene, TX
ZIP code 79697	1.6 mi	Abilene, TX
ZIP code 79603	2.5 mi	Abilene, TX
ZIP code 79602	3.5 mi	Abilene, TX
ZIP code 79605	4.0 mi	Abilene, 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 79601, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 79601. 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.