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78045

ZIP 78045 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
67,333
Coordinates
27.8338, -99.6814
☼ Live from 78045 — Laredo, TX

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Where 78045 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78045
  • 🔢 Type 78045 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,045 = 3 × 5 × 11 × 11 × 43. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78044 (Laredo, TX, 28 mi away) and 78046 (Laredo, TX, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78045 becomes 54087, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04578, 04758, 04785, 05478, 05487, 05748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04785 in Van Buren, ME, 2,163 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯831 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78045 and you would come out at 27.83°S, 80.32°E — 1,520 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 663.0 square miles of land, 78045 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 503 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population67,333This ZIP67,333
Households21,110This ZIP21,110
Housing units22,112This ZIP22,112
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$90,608This ZIP$90,608Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$243,900This ZIP$243,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,420This ZIP$1,420Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.9%This ZIP35.9%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density101.6 / sq miThis ZIP101.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,180This ZIP2,180
Employees29,956This ZIP29,956
Annual payroll$1,347,850,000This ZIP$1,347,850,000
Tax returns filed31,500This ZIP31,500
Total adjusted gross income$2,340,351,000This ZIP$2,340,351,000

Land area

Land area663.03 sq miThis ZIP663.03 sq mi
Water area3.58 sq miThis ZIP3.58 sq mi

Other place names in 78045

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ZIP codes near 78045

ZIPCityDistance
78042 Laredo, TX 22.4 mi
78041 Laredo, TX 23.2 mi
78040 Laredo, TX 24.7 mi
78019 Encinal, TX 28.3 mi
78044 Laredo, TX 28.5 mi
78043 Laredo, TX 29.4 mi
78836 Catarina, TX 33.5 mi
78046 Laredo, TX 35.8 mi
78001 Artesia Wells, TX 39.2 mi
78827 Asherton, TX 41.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78045?

78045 is in Laredo, Texas, in Webb County, part of the Laredo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.8338, -99.6814.

What county is 78045 in?

78045 lies in Webb County.

What area code is 78045?

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

What time zone is 78045 in?

78045 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78045?

About 67,333 people live in ZIP code 78045, in 21,110 households, at 101.6 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 78045?

$90,608 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78045?

The closest are 78042 (22.4 mi), 78041 (23.2 mi), 78040 (24.7 mi), 78019 (28.3 mi) and 78044 (28.5 mi).

Is 78045 a PO Box ZIP code?

78045 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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