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78022

ZIP 78022 is George West, Texas, mostly in Live Oak County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Live Oak +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,682
Coordinates
28.2383, -98.1686
☼ Live from 78022 — George West, TX

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Where 78022 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78022
  • 🔢 Type 78022 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,022 = 2 × 7 × 5573. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78021 (Fowlerton, TX, 43 mi away) and 78023 (Helotes, TX, 102 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78022 becomes 22087, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02827, 02872, 07822, 08722, 20782, 20827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02872 in Prudence Island, RI, 1,768 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯801 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78022 and you would come out at 28.24°S, 81.83°E — 1,473 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 21m.
  • 📏 At 475.6 square miles of land, 78022 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 361 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,682This ZIP4,682
Households1,746This ZIP1,746
Housing units2,245This ZIP2,245
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$55,895This ZIP$55,895Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$171,100This ZIP$171,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$864This ZIP$864Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%This ZIP13.9%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density9.8 / sq miThis ZIP9.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments126This ZIP126
Employees1,198This ZIP1,198
Annual payroll$76,512,000This ZIP$76,512,000
Tax returns filed2,090This ZIP2,090
Total adjusted gross income$183,395,000This ZIP$183,395,000

Land area

Land area475.60 sq miThis ZIP475.60 sq mi
Water area1.74 sq miThis ZIP1.74 sq mi

Counties 78022 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Live Oak County 88.6%
McMullen County 11.4%

Other place names in 78022

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 78022

ZIPCityDistance
78350 Dinero, TX 12.6 mi
78060 Oakville, TX 15.1 mi
78372 Orange Grove, TX 16.4 mi
78071 Three Rivers, TX 16.4 mi
78383 Sandia, TX 17.8 mi
78007 Calliham, TX 22.0 mi
78125 Mineral, TX 23.7 mi
78368 Mathis, TX 24.0 mi
78075 Whitsett, TX 25.0 mi
78072 Tilden, TX 26.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78022?

78022 is in George West, Texas, in Live Oak County. Its published point location is 28.2383, -98.1686.

What county is 78022 in?

78022 spans 2 counties: Live Oak County and McMullen County. Most of it falls in Live Oak County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 78022?

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

What time zone is 78022 in?

78022 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78022?

About 4,682 people live in ZIP code 78022, in 1,746 households, at 9.8 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 78022?

$55,895 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78022?

The closest are 78350 (12.6 mi), 78060 (15.1 mi), 78372 (16.4 mi), 78071 (16.4 mi) and 78383 (17.8 mi).

Is 78022 a PO Box ZIP code?

78022 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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