78044
ZIP 78044 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
- 220
- Coordinates
- 27.7325, -99.2297
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Where 78044 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 78044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,044 = 2 × 2 × 109 × 179. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011000011011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78043 (Laredo, TX, 12 mi away) and 78045 (Laredo, TX, 28 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78044 becomes 44087 — and that is a real ZIP code: Twinsburg, OH, 1,375 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04478, 04487, 04847, 07844, 40847, 40874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04487 in Springfield, ME, 2,093 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯837 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78044 and you would come out at 27.73°S, 80.77°E — 1,495 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 23m.
- 📏 At 74.2 square miles of land, 78044 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 220This ZIP220 |
|---|---|
| Households | 102This ZIP102 |
| Housing units | 156This ZIP156 |
| Median age | 45.0This ZIP45.0Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $220,600This ZIP$220,600Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 37.1 minThis ZIP37.1 min |
| Population density | 3.0 / sq miThis ZIP3.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 23This ZIP23 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 747This ZIP747 |
| Annual payroll | $37,064,000This ZIP$37,064,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 74.23 sq miThis ZIP74.23 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
Other place names in 78044
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78044
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78043 | Laredo, TX | 12.1 mi |
78371 | Oilton, TX | 18.0 mi |
78041 | Laredo, TX | 18.6 mi |
78042 | Laredo, TX | 19.0 mi |
78019 | Encinal, TX | 20.3 mi |
78040 | Laredo, TX | 22.5 mi |
78369 | Mirando City, TX | 22.7 mi |
78344 | Bruni, TX | 25.9 mi |
78046 | Laredo, TX | 25.9 mi |
78045 | Laredo, TX | 28.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78044?
78044 is in Laredo, Texas, in Webb County, part of the Laredo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.7325, -99.2297.
What county is 78044 in?
78044 lies in Webb County.
What area code is 78044?
Laredo uses area code 956, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78044 in?
78044 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78044?
About 220 people live in ZIP code 78044, in 102 households, at 3.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 78044?
The closest are 78043 (12.1 mi), 78371 (18 mi), 78041 (18.6 mi), 78042 (19 mi) and 78019 (20.3 mi).
Is 78044 a PO Box ZIP code?
78044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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