78162
ZIP 78162 is Tuleta, Texas, in Bee County; area code 361; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Bee
- Metro area
- Beeville, TX
- Population
- 331
- Coordinates
- 28.5782, -97.7945
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Where 78162 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 78162 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgIBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,162 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1861. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011000101010010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78161 (Sutherland Springs, TX, 51 mi away) and 78163 (Bulverde, TX, 91 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78162 becomes 26187 — and that is a real ZIP code: Williamstown, WV, 1,194 miles away.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12768, 12786, 16728, 16827, 16872, 17268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12768 in Parksville, NY, 1,585 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
- 🎯779 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78162 and you would come out at 28.58°S, 82.21°E — 1,475 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 16.0 square miles of land, 78162 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 331This ZIP331 |
|---|---|
| Households | 102This ZIP102 |
| Housing units | 141This ZIP141 |
| Median age | 44.2This ZIP44.2Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $138,300This ZIP$138,300Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.9%This ZIP36.9% |
| Mean commute | 16.1 minThis ZIP16.1 min |
| Population density | 20.7 / sq miThis ZIP20.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 42This ZIP42 |
| Annual payroll | $2,057,000This ZIP$2,057,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 16.00 sq miThis ZIP16.00 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 78162
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78162
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78142 | Normanna, TX | 3.1 mi |
78146 | Pettus, TX | 3.3 mi |
78104 | Beeville, TX | 4.3 mi |
78125 | Mineral, TX | 10.9 mi |
78102 | Beeville, TX | 12.3 mi |
78119 | Kenedy, TX | 12.3 mi |
78145 | Pawnee, TX | 12.9 mi |
78107 | Berclair, TX | 13.1 mi |
78060 | Oakville, TX | 20.7 mi |
78151 | Runge, TX | 20.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78162?
78162 is in Tuleta, Texas, in Bee County, part of the Beeville, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.5782, -97.7945.
What county is 78162 in?
78162 lies in Bee County.
What area code is 78162?
Tuleta uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78162 in?
78162 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78162?
About 331 people live in ZIP code 78162, in 102 households, at 20.7 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 78162?
The closest are 78142 (3.1 mi), 78146 (3.3 mi), 78104 (4.3 mi), 78125 (10.9 mi) and 78102 (12.3 mi).
Is 78162 a PO Box ZIP code?
78162 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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