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Where 78342 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 78342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhEBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,342 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 1187. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011001000000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78341 (Benavides, TX, 25 mi away) and 78343 (Bishop, TX, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78342 becomes 24387, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23487, 23847, 23874, 24378, 24738, 24873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83724 in Boise, ID, 1,494 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
- 🎯841 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78342 and you would come out at 27.66°S, 81.92°E — 1,441 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 23m.
- 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 78342 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 399This ZIP399 |
|---|---|
| Households | 145This ZIP145 |
| Housing units | 173This ZIP173 |
| Median age | 63.7This ZIP63.7Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $40,739This ZIP$40,739Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.2%This ZIP9.2% |
| Population density | 226.8 / sq miThis ZIP226.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.76 sq miThis ZIP1.76 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 78342
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78342
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78332 | Alice, TX | 5.7 mi |
78333 | Alice, TX | 6.4 mi |
78330 | Agua Dulce, TX | 11.3 mi |
78364 | Kingsville, TX | 16.7 mi |
78343 | Bishop, TX | 19.1 mi |
78375 | Premont, TX | 19.1 mi |
78339 | Banquete, TX | 19.6 mi |
78351 | Driscoll, TX | 19.8 mi |
78363 | Kingsville, TX | 20.6 mi |
78380 | Robstown, TX | 21.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78342?
78342 is in Ben Bolt, Texas, in Jim Wells County, part of the Alice, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.6602, -98.0757.
What county is 78342 in?
78342 lies in Jim Wells County.
What area code is 78342?
Ben Bolt uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78342 in?
78342 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78342?
About 399 people live in ZIP code 78342, in 145 households, at 226.8 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 78342?
$40,739 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 78342?
The closest are 78332 (5.7 mi), 78333 (6.4 mi), 78330 (11.3 mi), 78364 (16.7 mi) and 78343 (19.1 mi).
Is 78342 a PO Box ZIP code?
78342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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