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78146

ZIP 78146 is Pettus, Texas, in Bee County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bee
Metro area
Beeville, TX
Population
752
Coordinates
28.6038, -97.8399
☼ Live from 78146 — Pettus, TX

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Where 78146 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78146
  • 🔢 Type 78146 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghIBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,146 = 2 × 41 × 953. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000101000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78145 (Pawnee, TX, 10 mi away) and 78147 (Poth, TX, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78146 becomes 64187 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kansas City, MO, 749 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14786, 14867, 14876, 16748, 16847, 16874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 14867 in Newfield, NY, 1,518 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯777 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78146 and you would come out at 28.60°S, 82.16°E — 1,478 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 40.3 square miles of land, 78146 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population752This ZIP752
Households244This ZIP244
Housing units302This ZIP302
Median age26.8This ZIP26.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,250This ZIP$68,250Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$169,900This ZIP$169,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%This ZIP6.9%
Mean commute15.2 minThis ZIP15.2 min
Population density18.7 / sq miThis ZIP18.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees155This ZIP155
Annual payroll$10,261,000This ZIP$10,261,000

Land area

Land area40.26 sq miThis ZIP40.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 78146

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 78146

ZIPCityDistance
78162 Tuleta, TX 3.3 mi
78142 Normanna, TX 4.9 mi
78104 Beeville, TX 7.3 mi
78125 Mineral, TX 9.2 mi
78119 Kenedy, TX 9.3 mi
78145 Pawnee, TX 9.7 mi
78102 Beeville, TX 15.1 mi
78107 Berclair, TX 16.0 mi
78060 Oakville, TX 19.2 mi
78118 Karnes City, TX 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78146?

78146 is in Pettus, Texas, in Bee County, part of the Beeville, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.6038, -97.8399.

What county is 78146 in?

78146 lies in Bee County.

What area code is 78146?

Pettus uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78146 in?

78146 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78146?

About 752 people live in ZIP code 78146, in 244 households, at 18.7 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 78146?

$68,250 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78146?

The closest are 78162 (3.3 mi), 78142 (4.9 mi), 78104 (7.3 mi), 78125 (9.2 mi) and 78119 (9.3 mi).

Is 78146 a PO Box ZIP code?

78146 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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