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78368

ZIP 78368 is Mathis, Texas, mostly in San Patricio County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
San Patricio +1 more
Metro area
Corpus Christi, TX
Population
9,464
Coordinates
28.1137, -97.8016
☼ Live from 78368 — Mathis, TX

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Where 78368 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78368
  • 🔢 Type 78368 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgEBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,368 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 79. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78364 (Kingsville, TX, 41 mi away) and 78369 (Mirando City, TX, 92 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78368 becomes 86387, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37688, 37868, 37886, 38768, 38876, 63878, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83876 in Worley, ID, 1,687 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯811 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78368 and you would come out at 28.11°S, 82.20°E — 1,451 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 21m.
  • 📏 At 206.5 square miles of land, 78368 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 157 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,464This ZIP9,464
Households3,884This ZIP3,884
Housing units4,991This ZIP4,991
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$46,486This ZIP$46,486Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$95,300This ZIP$95,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$900This ZIP$900Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density45.8 / sq miThis ZIP45.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments111This ZIP111
Employees816This ZIP816
Annual payroll$25,214,000This ZIP$25,214,000
Tax returns filed3,840This ZIP3,840
Total adjusted gross income$214,817,000This ZIP$214,817,000

Land area

Land area206.54 sq miThis ZIP206.54 sq mi
Water area16.10 sq miThis ZIP16.10 sq mi

Counties 78368 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
San Patricio County 70.2%
Live Oak County 29.8%

Other place names in 78368

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 78368

ZIPCityDistance
78391 Tynan, TX 7.3 mi
78383 Sandia, TX 9.1 mi
78352 Edroy, TX 11.4 mi
78350 Dinero, TX 12.5 mi
78389 Skidmore, TX 13.0 mi
78387 Sinton, TX 15.6 mi
78370 Odem, TX 17.2 mi
78372 Orange Grove, TX 19.5 mi
78102 Beeville, TX 21.5 mi
78339 Banquete, TX 21.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78368?

78368 is in Mathis, Texas, in San Patricio County, part of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.1137, -97.8016.

What county is 78368 in?

78368 spans 2 counties: San Patricio County and Live Oak County. Most of it falls in San Patricio 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 78368?

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

What time zone is 78368 in?

78368 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78368?

About 9,464 people live in ZIP code 78368, in 3,884 households, at 45.8 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 78368?

$46,486 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78368?

The closest are 78391 (7.3 mi), 78383 (9.1 mi), 78352 (11.4 mi), 78350 (12.5 mi) and 78389 (13 mi).

Is 78368 a PO Box ZIP code?

78368 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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