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77978

ZIP 77978 is Point Comfort, Texas, in Calhoun County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calhoun
Metro area
Port Lavaca, TX
Population
304
Coordinates
28.6904, -96.5779
☼ Live from 77978 — Point Comfort, TX

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Where 77978 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77978
  • 🔢 Type 77978 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLGLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,978 = 2 × 127 × 307. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000010011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77977 (Placedo, TX, 14 mi away) and 77979 (Port Lavaca, TX, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77978 becomes 87977, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (77879, 77987, 78779, 79778, 97877). The farthest-flung twin is 97877 in Sumpter, OR, 1,633 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯778 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77978 and you would come out at 28.69°S, 83.42°E — 1,432 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 19m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 77978 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population304This ZIP304
Households124This ZIP124
Housing units155This ZIP155
Median age54.6This ZIP54.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$142,500This ZIP$142,500Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$251,600This ZIP$251,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,175This ZIP$1,175Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density179.1 / sq miThis ZIP179.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees2,617This ZIP2,617
Annual payroll$334,711,000This ZIP$334,711,000

Land area

Land area1.70 sq miThis ZIP1.70 sq mi
Water area16.12 sq miThis ZIP16.12 sq mi

Other place names in 77978

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ZIP codes near 77978

ZIPCityDistance
77979 Port Lavaca, TX 6.1 mi
77991 Vanderbilt, TX 6.7 mi
77969 La Salle, TX 7.9 mi
77971 Lolita, TX 10.4 mi
77977 Placedo, TX 13.6 mi
77970 La Ward, TX 13.9 mi
77961 Francitas, TX 16.2 mi
77982 Port O Connor, TX 17.8 mi
77951 Bloomington, TX 20.6 mi
77988 Telferner, TX 21.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77978?

77978 is in Point Comfort, Texas, in Calhoun County, part of the Port Lavaca, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.6904, -96.5779.

What county is 77978 in?

77978 lies in Calhoun County.

What area code is 77978?

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

What time zone is 77978 in?

77978 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77978?

About 304 people live in ZIP code 77978, in 124 households, at 179.1 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 77978?

$142,500 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77978?

The closest are 77979 (6.1 mi), 77991 (6.7 mi), 77969 (7.9 mi), 77971 (10.4 mi) and 77977 (13.6 mi).

Is 77978 a PO Box ZIP code?

77978 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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