78142
ZIP 78142 is Normanna, Texas, in Bee County; area code 361; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Bee
- Metro area
- Beeville, TX
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 28.5363, -97.8130
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Where 78142 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 78142 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhIBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,142 = 2 × 89 × 439. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011000100111110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78141 (Nordheim, TX, 28 mi away) and 78143 (Pandora, TX, 50 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78142 becomes 24187, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12874 in Silver Bay, NY, 1,701 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
- 🎯781 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78142 and you would come out at 28.54°S, 82.19°E — 1,473 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 19m.
- 📏 At 6.0 square miles of land, 78142 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.5 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 23This ZIP23 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 5.99 sq miThis ZIP5.99 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 78142
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78142
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78162 | Tuleta, TX | 3.1 mi |
78104 | Beeville, TX | 3.2 mi |
78146 | Pettus, TX | 4.9 mi |
78125 | Mineral, TX | 9.3 mi |
78102 | Beeville, TX | 10.3 mi |
78145 | Pawnee, TX | 13.2 mi |
78119 | Kenedy, TX | 14.2 mi |
78107 | Berclair, TX | 14.4 mi |
78060 | Oakville, TX | 18.5 mi |
78389 | Skidmore, TX | 22.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78142?
78142 is in Normanna, Texas, in Bee County, part of the Beeville, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.5363, -97.8130.
What county is 78142 in?
78142 lies in Bee County.
What area code is 78142?
Normanna uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78142 in?
78142 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78142?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 78142. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 78142?
The closest are 78162 (3.1 mi), 78104 (3.2 mi), 78146 (4.9 mi), 78125 (9.3 mi) and 78102 (10.3 mi).
Is 78142 a PO Box ZIP code?
78142 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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