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78046

ZIP 78046 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
72,951
Coordinates
27.3855, -99.3891
☼ Live from 78046 — Laredo, TX

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Where 78046 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78046
  • 🔢 Type 78046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,046 = 2 × 39023. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78045 (Laredo, TX, 36 mi away) and 78050 (Leming, TX, 129 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78046 becomes 64087, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04768, 04786, 06478, 06487, 06784, 07648, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04786 in Washburn, ME, 2,156 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯861 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78046 and you would come out at 27.39°S, 80.61°E — 1,486 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 25m.
  • 📏 At 183.3 square miles of land, 78046 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 139 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population72,951This ZIP72,951
Households18,900This ZIP18,900
Housing units20,080This ZIP20,080
Median age26.0This ZIP26.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$55,826This ZIP$55,826Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$150,600This ZIP$150,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,086This ZIP$1,086Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density397.9 / sq miThis ZIP397.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments269This ZIP269
Employees3,604This ZIP3,604
Annual payroll$128,784,000This ZIP$128,784,000
Tax returns filed31,530This ZIP31,530
Total adjusted gross income$1,135,725,000This ZIP$1,135,725,000

Land area

Land area183.34 sq miThis ZIP183.34 sq mi
Water area1.76 sq miThis ZIP1.76 sq mi

Other place names in 78046

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ZIP codes near 78046

ZIPCityDistance
78040 Laredo, TX 11.2 mi
78041 Laredo, TX 12.8 mi
78042 Laredo, TX 13.5 mi
78043 Laredo, TX 13.8 mi
78369 Mirando City, TX 18.8 mi
78067 San Ygnacio, TX 19.5 mi
78371 Oilton, TX 21.2 mi
78044 Laredo, TX 25.9 mi
78344 Bruni, TX 34.9 mi
78076 Zapata, TX 35.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78046?

78046 is in Laredo, Texas, in Webb County, part of the Laredo, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.3855, -99.3891.

What county is 78046 in?

78046 lies in Webb County.

What area code is 78046?

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

What time zone is 78046 in?

78046 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78046?

About 72,951 people live in ZIP code 78046, in 18,900 households, at 397.9 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 78046?

$55,826 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78046?

The closest are 78040 (11.2 mi), 78041 (12.8 mi), 78042 (13.5 mi), 78043 (13.8 mi) and 78369 (18.8 mi).

Is 78046 a PO Box ZIP code?

78046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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