ZIP Code 79601
About Abilene
Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties, Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 176,579 as of 2020. Abilene is home to three Christian universities: Abilene Christian University, McMurry University, and Hardin–Simmons University. It is the county seat of Taylor County. Dyess Air Force Base is located on the west side of the city.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
26,917
population
$54,515
median household income
102
people / sq mi
$182,900
median home value
$988
median gross rent
29.9
median age
9,422
housing units
7,817
households
263.0
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 79601
- Frontier Texas! museum
- Paramount Theater theatre
- Hardin-Simmons University university
Points of interest
- grocery
- coffee
- gas
- pharmacy
- fast_food
- bank
- gym
Brands
- Starbucks (2)
- Walmart (2)
- Anytime Fitness (1)
- Chick-fil-A (1)
- Dairy Queen (1)
- Domino's (1)
- KFC (1)
- McDonald's (1)
- Murphy USA (1)
- PNC Bank (1)
- Panda Express (1)
- Raising Cane's (1)