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78043

ZIP 78043 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
45,760
Coordinates
27.5705, -99.3042
☼ Live from 78043 — Laredo, TX

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Where 78043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78043
  • 🔢 Type 78043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,043 = 7 × 11149. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78042 (Laredo, TX, 11 mi away) and 78044 (Laredo, TX, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78043 becomes 34087, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03748, 03784, 03847, 03874, 04738, 04783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04783 in Stockholm, ME, 2,152 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯848 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78043 and you would come out at 27.57°S, 80.70°E — 1,491 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 177.1 square miles of land, 78043 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 134 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,760This ZIP45,760
Households13,607This ZIP13,607
Housing units14,841This ZIP14,841
Median age28.8This ZIP28.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,396This ZIP$54,396Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$170,600This ZIP$170,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,005This ZIP$1,005Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density258.4 / sq miThis ZIP258.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments530This ZIP530
Employees7,260This ZIP7,260
Annual payroll$236,103,000This ZIP$236,103,000
Tax returns filed18,270This ZIP18,270
Total adjusted gross income$742,611,000This ZIP$742,611,000

Land area

Land area177.10 sq miThis ZIP177.10 sq mi
Water area2.98 sq miThis ZIP2.98 sq mi

Other place names in 78043

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ZIP codes near 78043

ZIPCityDistance
78041 Laredo, TX 9.8 mi
78042 Laredo, TX 10.6 mi
78044 Laredo, TX 12.1 mi
78040 Laredo, TX 12.8 mi
78046 Laredo, TX 13.8 mi
78371 Oilton, TX 14.7 mi
78369 Mirando City, TX 16.6 mi
78344 Bruni, TX 27.5 mi
78045 Laredo, TX 29.4 mi
78019 Encinal, TX 31.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78043?

78043 is in Laredo, Texas, in Webb County, part of the Laredo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.5705, -99.3042.

What county is 78043 in?

78043 lies in Webb County.

What area code is 78043?

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

What time zone is 78043 in?

78043 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78043?

About 45,760 people live in ZIP code 78043, in 13,607 households, at 258.4 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 78043?

$54,396 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78043?

The closest are 78041 (9.8 mi), 78042 (10.6 mi), 78044 (12.1 mi), 78040 (12.8 mi) and 78046 (13.8 mi).

Is 78043 a PO Box ZIP code?

78043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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