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78361

ZIP 78361 is Hebbronville, Texas, mostly in Jim Hogg County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jim Hogg +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,727
Coordinates
27.0532, -98.7476
☼ Live from 78361 — Hebbronville, TX

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Where 78361 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78361
  • 🔢 Type 78361 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgEBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,361 = 23 × 3407. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001000011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78360 (Guerra, TX, 14 mi away) and 78362 (Ingleside, TX, 110 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78361 becomes 16387, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13678, 13687, 13786, 16738, 16837, 16873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13678 in Raymondville, NY, 1,798 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯883 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78361 and you would come out at 27.05°S, 81.25°E — 1,441 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 26m.
  • 📏 At 909.5 square miles of land, 78361 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 690 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,727This ZIP4,727
Households1,279This ZIP1,279
Housing units1,864This ZIP1,864
Median age26.1This ZIP26.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$42,211This ZIP$42,211Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$129,400This ZIP$129,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$824This ZIP$824Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density5.2 / sq miThis ZIP5.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments73This ZIP73
Employees1,109This ZIP1,109
Annual payroll$29,505,000This ZIP$29,505,000
Tax returns filed2,010This ZIP2,010
Total adjusted gross income$96,706,000This ZIP$96,706,000

Land area

Land area909.48 sq miThis ZIP909.48 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 78361 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jim Hogg County 87.7%
Zapata County 9.4%
Duval County 2.9%

Other place names in 78361

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ZIP codes near 78361

ZIPCityDistance
78360 Guerra, TX 14.3 mi
78076 Zapata, TX 25.0 mi
78376 Realitos, TX 27.1 mi
78588 San Isidro, TX 30.5 mi
78591 Santa Elena, TX 31.1 mi
78369 Mirando City, TX 33.3 mi
78353 Encino, TX 33.4 mi
78536 Delmita, TX 34.0 mi
78355 Falfurrias, TX 34.6 mi
78564 Lopeno, TX 35.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78361?

78361 is in Hebbronville, Texas, in Jim Hogg County. Its published point location is 27.0532, -98.7476.

What county is 78361 in?

78361 spans 3 counties: Jim Hogg County, Zapata County and Duval County. Most of it falls in Jim Hogg County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 78361?

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

What time zone is 78361 in?

78361 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78361?

About 4,727 people live in ZIP code 78361, in 1,279 households, at 5.2 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 78361?

$42,211 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78361?

The closest are 78360 (14.3 mi), 78076 (25 mi), 78376 (27.1 mi), 78588 (30.5 mi) and 78591 (31.1 mi).

Is 78361 a PO Box ZIP code?

78361 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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