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77968

ZIP 77968 is Inez, Texas, in Victoria County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Victoria
Metro area
Victoria, TX
Population
2,605
Coordinates
28.9161, -96.8540
☼ Live from 77968 — Inez, TX

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Where 77968 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77968
  • 🔢 Type 77968 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgGLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,968 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 443. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77967 (Hochheim, TX, 38 mi away) and 77969 (La Salle, TX, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77968 becomes 86977, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (67879, 68779, 68977, 76798, 77986, 78769, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96778 in Pahoa, HI, 3,694 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
  • 🎯760 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77968 and you would come out at 28.92°S, 83.15°E — 1,454 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 18m.
  • 📏 At 194.8 square miles of land, 77968 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 148 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,605This ZIP2,605
Households1,037This ZIP1,037
Housing units1,192This ZIP1,192
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$76,083This ZIP$76,083Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$252,300This ZIP$252,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$847This ZIP$847Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density13.4 / sq miThis ZIP13.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees322This ZIP322
Annual payroll$20,394,000This ZIP$20,394,000
Tax returns filed1,550This ZIP1,550
Total adjusted gross income$168,240,000This ZIP$168,240,000

Land area

Land area194.75 sq miThis ZIP194.75 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 77968

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ZIP codes near 77968

ZIPCityDistance
77988 Telferner, TX 5.8 mi
77904 Victoria, TX 9.5 mi
77901 Victoria, TX 11.0 mi
77957 Edna, TX 11.7 mi
77903 Victoria, TX 11.9 mi
77902 Victoria, TX 14.9 mi
77969 La Salle, TX 15.2 mi
77977 Placedo, TX 16.6 mi
77976 Nursery, TX 17.0 mi
77905 Victoria, TX 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77968?

77968 is in Inez, Texas, in Victoria County, part of the Victoria, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.9161, -96.8540.

What county is 77968 in?

77968 lies in Victoria County.

What area code is 77968?

Inez uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77968 in?

77968 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77968?

About 2,605 people live in ZIP code 77968, in 1,037 households, at 13.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 77968?

$76,083 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77968?

The closest are 77988 (5.8 mi), 77904 (9.5 mi), 77901 (11 mi), 77957 (11.7 mi) and 77903 (11.9 mi).

Is 77968 a PO Box ZIP code?

77968 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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