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78041

ZIP 78041 is in Laredo, Texas, in Webb County; area code 956; Central time. Laredo has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Webb
Metro area
Laredo, TX
Population
46,550
Coordinates
27.5596, -99.4630
☼ Live from 78041 — Laredo, TX

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Where 78041 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78041
  • 🔢 Type 78041 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 78041 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000011011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78040 (Laredo, TX, 4 mi away) and 78042 (Laredo, TX, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78041 becomes 14087, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01748, 01784, 04781, 07184, 07418, 07481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04781 in Wallagrass, ME, 2,145 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯849 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78041 and you would come out at 27.56°S, 80.54°E — 1,497 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 24m.
  • 📏 At 17.4 square miles of land, 78041 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,550This ZIP46,550
Households15,781This ZIP15,781
Housing units16,960This ZIP16,960
Median age32.9This ZIP32.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,544This ZIP$61,544Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$221,300This ZIP$221,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$978This ZIP$978Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%This ZIP28.3%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density2,672.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,672.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,067This ZIP2,067
Employees31,894This ZIP31,894
Annual payroll$1,123,191,000This ZIP$1,123,191,000
Tax returns filed20,990This ZIP20,990
Total adjusted gross income$1,370,450,000This ZIP$1,370,450,000

Land area

Land area17.42 sq miThis ZIP17.42 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 78041

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ZIP codes near 78041

ZIPCityDistance
78042 Laredo, TX 0.9 mi
78040 Laredo, TX 4.0 mi
78043 Laredo, TX 9.8 mi
78046 Laredo, TX 12.8 mi
78044 Laredo, TX 18.6 mi
78045 Laredo, TX 23.2 mi
78371 Oilton, TX 24.1 mi
78369 Mirando City, TX 24.8 mi
78067 San Ygnacio, TX 32.1 mi
78019 Encinal, TX 34.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78041?

78041 is in Laredo, Texas, in Webb County, part of the Laredo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.5596, -99.4630.

What county is 78041 in?

78041 lies in Webb County.

What area code is 78041?

Laredo uses area code 956, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78041 in?

78041 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78041?

About 46,550 people live in ZIP code 78041, in 15,781 households, at 2,672.4 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 78041?

$61,544 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78041?

The closest are 78042 (0.9 mi), 78040 (4 mi), 78043 (9.8 mi), 78046 (12.8 mi) and 78044 (18.6 mi).

Is 78041 a PO Box ZIP code?

78041 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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