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78147

ZIP 78147 is Poth, Texas, in Wilson County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wilson
Population
1,532
Coordinates
29.0734, -98.0804
☼ Live from 78147 — Poth, TX

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Where 78147 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78147
  • 🔢 Type 78147 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhIBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,147 = 3 × 3 × 19 × 457. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000101000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78146 (Pettus, TX, 36 mi away) and 78148 (Universal City, TX, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78147 becomes 74187 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tulsa, OK, 504 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14778, 14787, 14877, 17748, 17847, 41778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 17847 in Milton, PA, 1,452 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯744 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78147 and you would come out at 29.07°S, 81.92°E — 1,512 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 17m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 78147 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,532This ZIP1,532
Households589This ZIP589
Housing units659This ZIP659
Median age31.9This ZIP31.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,404This ZIP$72,404Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$225,000This ZIP$225,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density440.7 / sq miThis ZIP440.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees285This ZIP285
Annual payroll$12,107,000This ZIP$12,107,000

Land area

Land area3.48 sq miThis ZIP3.48 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 78147

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ZIP codes near 78147

ZIPCityDistance
78114 Floresville, TX 8.0 mi
78113 Falls City, TX 9.4 mi
78117 Hobson, TX 13.3 mi
78144 Panna Maria, TX 14.1 mi
78161 Sutherland Springs, TX 14.8 mi
78160 Stockdale, TX 15.7 mi
78118 Karnes City, TX 16.2 mi
78143 Pandora, TX 18.8 mi
78121 La Vernia, TX 19.2 mi
78116 Gillett, TX 20.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78147?

78147 is in Poth, Texas, in Wilson County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.0734, -98.0804.

What county is 78147 in?

78147 lies in Wilson County.

What area code is 78147?

Poth uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78147 in?

78147 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78147?

About 1,532 people live in ZIP code 78147, in 589 households, at 440.7 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 78147?

$72,404 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78147?

The closest are 78114 (8 mi), 78113 (9.4 mi), 78117 (13.3 mi), 78144 (14.1 mi) and 78161 (14.8 mi).

Is 78147 a PO Box ZIP code?

78147 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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