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Where 78353 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 78353 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESEBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,353 = 11 × 17 × 419. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011001000010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78352 (Edroy, TX, 83 mi away) and 78355 (Falfurrias, TX, 21 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78353 becomes 35387, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33578, 33587, 33758, 33785, 33857, 33875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83537 in Kendrick, ID, 1,690 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
- 🎯895 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78353 and you would come out at 26.88°S, 81.76°E — 1,411 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 27m.
- 📏 At 233.7 square miles of land, 78353 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 177 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 476This ZIP476 |
|---|---|
| Households | 181This ZIP181 |
| Housing units | 281This ZIP281 |
| Median age | 28.6This ZIP28.6Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.0%This ZIP28.0% |
| Mean commute | 12.5 minThis ZIP12.5 min |
| Population density | 2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10This ZIP10 |
| Annual payroll | $926,000This ZIP$926,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 140This ZIP140 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $5,554,000This ZIP$5,554,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 233.66 sq miThis ZIP233.66 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
Other place names in 78353
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78353
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78588 | San Isidro, TX | 13.9 mi |
78563 | Linn, TX | 14.6 mi |
78536 | Delmita, TX | 20.8 mi |
78355 | Falfurrias, TX | 21.2 mi |
78591 | Santa Elena, TX | 25.6 mi |
78540 | Edinburg, TX | 27.7 mi |
78541 | Edinburg, TX | 29.9 mi |
78385 | Sarita, TX | 29.9 mi |
78549 | Hargill, TX | 30.1 mi |
78338 | Armstrong, TX | 31.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78353?
78353 is in Encino, Texas, in Brooks County, part of the Alice, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.8830, -98.2405.
What county is 78353 in?
78353 lies in Brooks County.
What area code is 78353?
Encino uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78353 in?
78353 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78353?
About 476 people live in ZIP code 78353, in 181 households, at 2.0 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 78353?
The closest are 78588 (13.9 mi), 78563 (14.6 mi), 78536 (20.8 mi), 78355 (21.2 mi) and 78591 (25.6 mi).
Is 78353 a PO Box ZIP code?
78353 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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