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78161

ZIP 78161 is Sutherland Springs, Texas, in Wilson County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wilson
Population
579
Coordinates
29.2862, -98.0503
☼ Live from 78161 — Sutherland Springs, TX

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Where 78161 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78161
  • 🔢 Type 78161 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgIBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,161 = 47 × 1663. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78160 (Stockdale, TX, 9 mi away) and 78162 (Tuleta, TX, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78161 becomes 16187, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11768, 11786, 16871, 17861, 18617, 61817, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11786 in Shoreham, NY, 1,626 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯729 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78161 and you would come out at 29.29°S, 81.95°E — 1,517 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
  • 📏 At 10.8 square miles of land, 78161 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population579This ZIP579
Households140This ZIP140
Housing units214This ZIP214
Median age21.6This ZIP21.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$79,904This ZIP$79,904Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$204,100This ZIP$204,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute36.5 minThis ZIP36.5 min
Population density53.8 / sq miThis ZIP53.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$605,000This ZIP$605,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$25,487,000This ZIP$25,487,000

Land area

Land area10.76 sq miThis ZIP10.76 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

ZIP codes near 78161

ZIPCityDistance
78121 La Vernia, TX 5.0 mi
78160 Stockdale, TX 9.0 mi
78143 Pandora, TX 12.1 mi
78101 Adkins, TX 12.2 mi
78152 Saint Hedwig, TX 13.6 mi
78114 Floresville, TX 14.2 mi
78147 Poth, TX 14.8 mi
78263 San Antonio, TX 16.1 mi
78140 Nixon, TX 17.3 mi
78115 Geronimo, TX 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78161?

78161 is in Sutherland Springs, Texas, in Wilson County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.2862, -98.0503.

What county is 78161 in?

78161 lies in Wilson County.

What area code is 78161?

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

What time zone is 78161 in?

78161 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78161?

About 579 people live in ZIP code 78161, in 140 households, at 53.8 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 78161?

$79,904 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78161?

The closest are 78121 (5 mi), 78160 (9 mi), 78143 (12.1 mi), 78101 (12.2 mi) and 78152 (13.6 mi).

Is 78161 a PO Box ZIP code?

78161 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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