79259 ZIP Code: Tell, Texas
ZIP code 79259 covers Tell, Texas. It sits in Childress County. A ZIP code is a US Postal Service mail route, not a boundary on a map, so it describes where post is delivered rather than an administrative area.
| ZIP code | 79259 |
|---|---|
| Place | Tell |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| County or equivalent | Childress County |
| Phone area codes in Texas | 27 |
| Country | United States |
ZIP codes near 79259
- 79201 Childressabout 9 miles
- 79223 Cee Veeabout 11 miles
- 79233 Estellineabout 11 miles
- 79245 Memphisabout 25 miles
- 79248 Paducahabout 25 miles
- 79261 Turkeyabout 26 miles
- 79239 Lakeviewabout 28 miles
- 79244 Matadorabout 34 miles
Distances are straight-line, between the approximate centres of each delivery area.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is ZIP code 79259?
ZIP code 79259 is in Tell, Texas, in Childress County. ZIP codes are mail delivery routes rather than mapped regions, so the code identifies a set of addresses the Postal Service serves together, not a district with fixed borders.
What county is 79259 in?
79259 is in Childress County, Texas. A single ZIP code can straddle a county line, because mail routes were drawn for delivery efficiency and take no notice of county boundaries, so the county shown is the one the code is primarily associated with.
What area code goes with ZIP code 79259?
ZIP codes and telephone area codes are separate systems with different boundaries, so no ZIP code maps to exactly one area code. Texas uses 27 geographic area codes: 210, 214, 254, 281, 325, 346, 361, 409, 430, 432, 469, 512, 682, 713, 726, 737, 806, 817, 830, 832, 903, 915, 936, 940, 956, 972 and 979.
Is 79259 a real ZIP code?
Yes. 79259 appears in the GeoNames postal-code dataset as an active US code assigned to Tell, Texas. Codes that have been retired or never issued do not appear, which is why entering one on this site returns a not-found page rather than a blank record.
Why do ZIP code boundaries look odd on maps?
Because they are not boundaries. A ZIP code is a collection of mail routes, and a route is a line a carrier walks or drives, not an area. Any ZIP code map you have seen is somebody's approximation drawn around the addresses in a code, which is also why two ZIP code maps rarely agree with each other.
Can two addresses in the same ZIP code be in different cities?
Yes, routinely. The Postal Service assigns a preferred city name to each code for addressing purposes, and that name often covers several neighbouring towns, unincorporated areas or a whole postal district. The place shown here is the one the source names for the code, not a claim that every address in it is inside that town's limits.
ZIP code, place, county and location data from GeoNames, used under CC BY 4.0, extracted 2026-08-22. ZIP codes are Postal Service delivery routes, not administrative areas, so a code can cross city and county lines and the place name shown is the one the source records for the code. Coordinates are an approximate centre of the delivery area, not a precise location. Population and time zone are not shown because the source does not publish them.