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78359

ZIP 78359 is Gregory, Texas, in San Patricio County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
San Patricio
Metro area
Corpus Christi, TX
Population
2,154
Coordinates
27.9302, -97.3005
☼ Live from 78359 — Gregory, TX

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Where 78359 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78359
  • 🔢 Type 78359 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSEBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,359 = 127 × 617. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78358 (Fulton, TX, 18 mi away) and 78360 (Guerra, TX, 120 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78359 becomes 95387 — and that is a real ZIP code: Westley, CA, 1,536 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35897, 35978, 35987, 38579, 38759, 38957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98357 in Neah Bay, WA, 2,028 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯825 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78359 and you would come out at 27.93°S, 82.70°E — 1,421 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 22m.
  • 📏 At 9.6 square miles of land, 78359 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,154This ZIP2,154
Households633This ZIP633
Housing units684This ZIP684
Median age32.6This ZIP32.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$45,458This ZIP$45,458Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$117,700This ZIP$117,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$940This ZIP$940Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.0%This ZIP5.0%
Mean commute15.4 minThis ZIP15.4 min
Population density224.8 / sq miThis ZIP224.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees1,029This ZIP1,029
Annual payroll$111,875,000This ZIP$111,875,000

Land area

Land area9.58 sq miThis ZIP9.58 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 78359

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ZIP codes near 78359

ZIPCityDistance
78374 Portland, TX 3.1 mi
78390 Taft, TX 6.1 mi
78335 Aransas Pass, TX 7.0 mi
78336 Aransas Pass, TX 7.9 mi
78362 Ingleside, TX 8.3 mi
78402 Corpus Christi, TX 10.0 mi
78427 Corpus Christi, TX 10.7 mi
78460 Corpus Christi, TX 10.7 mi
78401 Corpus Christi, TX 11.0 mi
78407 Corpus Christi, TX 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78359?

78359 is in Gregory, Texas, in San Patricio County, part of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.9302, -97.3005.

What county is 78359 in?

78359 lies in San Patricio County.

What area code is 78359?

Gregory uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78359 in?

78359 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78359?

About 2,154 people live in ZIP code 78359, in 633 households, at 224.8 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 78359?

$45,458 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78359?

The closest are 78374 (3.1 mi), 78390 (6.1 mi), 78335 (7 mi), 78336 (7.9 mi) and 78362 (8.3 mi).

Is 78359 a PO Box ZIP code?

78359 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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