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Lake City ZIP codes, Texas

No ZIP code is named for Lake City, TX; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 78368. Its area code is 361.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
508
Area code
361
State
Texas

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Lake City itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Mathis (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Lake City in numbers

About 508 people live in Lake City, in 192 households. The median household income is $51,000 a year, 35% below the Texas median of $78,476 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $101,800 (64% below the Texas median), and median gross rent is $981 a month. The median age is 40.6; 10.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.8% across Texas); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population508Lake City508
Households192Lake City192
Median age40.6Lake City40.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$51,000Lake City$51,000Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$101,800Lake City$101,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$981Lake City$981Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%Lake City10.2%Texas33.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.8 minLake City29.8 minTexas26.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density697 / sq miLake City697 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Lake City town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Lake City

These ZIP codes cover part of Lake City but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Lake City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
78368 Mathis , TX Standard 9,464 $46,486 $95,300

Map of Lake City ZIP codes

78368

The ZIP codes of Lake City, TX, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Lake City

The nearest larger towns are Lakeshore Gardens-Hidden Acres (970 people, 3.1 mi), Mathis (4,308 people, 4.0 mi) and Orange Grove (1,089 people, 9.4 mi).

Towns near Lake City
TownPopulationDistance
Mathis 4,308 4.0 mi
George West 3,094 22.3 mi
Sinton 5,584 23.5 mi
Beeville 13,412 23.7 mi
Robstown 10,236 23.9 mi
Alice 17,707 25.2 mi

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