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Where 78072 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 78072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3253. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011000011111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78071 (Three Rivers, TX, 26 mi away) and 78073 (Von Ormy, TX, 64 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78072 becomes 27087, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 07827, 20778, 20787, 20877, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02877 in Slocum, RI, 1,772 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
- 🎯795 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78072 and you would come out at 28.33°S, 81.41°E — 1,495 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 20m.
- 📏 At 782.7 square miles of land, 78072 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 594 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 403This ZIP403 |
|---|---|
| Households | 141This ZIP141 |
| Housing units | 219This ZIP219 |
| Median age | 37.3This ZIP37.3Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $37,198This ZIP$37,198Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $82,200This ZIP$82,200Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.2%This ZIP24.2% |
| Mean commute | 19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min |
| Population density | 0.5 / sq miThis ZIP0.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 33This ZIP33 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 312This ZIP312 |
| Annual payroll | $20,096,000This ZIP$20,096,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 280This ZIP280 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $48,953,000This ZIP$48,953,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 782.71 sq miThis ZIP782.71 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.63 sq miThis ZIP3.63 sq mi |
Other place names in 78072
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78072
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78007 | Calliham, TX | 15.0 mi |
78021 | Fowlerton, TX | 16.8 mi |
78071 | Three Rivers, TX | 25.7 mi |
78022 | George West, TX | 26.1 mi |
78075 | Whitsett, TX | 26.5 mi |
78357 | Freer, TX | 27.1 mi |
78026 | Jourdanton, TX | 29.2 mi |
78060 | Oakville, TX | 30.7 mi |
78012 | Christine, TX | 31.9 mi |
78014 | Cotulla, TX | 32.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78072?
78072 is in Tilden, Texas, in McMullen County. Its published point location is 28.3253, -98.5864.
What county is 78072 in?
78072 lies in McMullen County.
What area code is 78072?
Tilden uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78072 in?
78072 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78072?
About 403 people live in ZIP code 78072, in 141 households, at 0.5 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 78072?
$37,198 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 78072?
The closest are 78007 (15 mi), 78021 (16.8 mi), 78071 (25.7 mi), 78022 (26.1 mi) and 78075 (26.5 mi).
Is 78072 a PO Box ZIP code?
78072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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