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Where 78117 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 78117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,117 = 3 × 13 × 2003. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011000100100101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78116 (Gillett, TX, 16 mi away) and 78118 (Karnes City, TX, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78117 becomes 71187, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11778, 11787, 78711, 87117, 87711). The farthest-flung twin is 11778 in Rocky Point, NY, 1,632 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
- 🎯753 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78117 and you would come out at 28.94°S, 82.08°E — 1,498 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 18m.
- 📏 At 69.6 square miles of land, 78117 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 661This ZIP661 |
|---|---|
| Households | 292This ZIP292 |
| Housing units | 345This ZIP345 |
| Median age | 40.7This ZIP40.7Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $323,800This ZIP$323,800Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.6%This ZIP34.6% |
| Mean commute | 29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min |
| Population density | 9.5 / sq miThis ZIP9.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 92This ZIP92 |
| Annual payroll | $6,289,000This ZIP$6,289,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 290This ZIP290 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $74,400,000This ZIP$74,400,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 69.61 sq miThis ZIP69.61 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 78117
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78144 | Panna Maria, TX | 2.1 mi |
78118 | Karnes City, TX | 4.5 mi |
78113 | Falls City, TX | 12.6 mi |
78111 | Ecleto, TX | 13.1 mi |
78147 | Poth, TX | 13.3 mi |
78151 | Runge, TX | 13.6 mi |
78119 | Kenedy, TX | 15.0 mi |
78116 | Gillett, TX | 15.7 mi |
78141 | Nordheim, TX | 18.5 mi |
78145 | Pawnee, TX | 20.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78117?
78117 is in Hobson, Texas, in Karnes County. Its published point location is 28.9383, -97.9236.
What county is 78117 in?
78117 lies in Karnes County.
What area code is 78117?
Hobson uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78117 in?
78117 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78117?
About 661 people live in ZIP code 78117, in 292 households, at 9.5 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 78117?
The closest are 78144 (2.1 mi), 78118 (4.5 mi), 78113 (12.6 mi), 78111 (13.1 mi) and 78147 (13.3 mi).
Is 78117 a PO Box ZIP code?
78117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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