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78374

ZIP 78374 is Portland, 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
20,408
Coordinates
27.8854, -97.3002
☼ Live from 78374 — Portland, TX

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Where 78374 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78374
  • 🔢 Type 78374 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLEBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,374 = 2 × 149 × 263. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001000100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78373 (Port Aransas, TX, 13 mi away) and 78375 (Premont, TX, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78374 becomes 47387 — and that is a real ZIP code: Straughn, IN, 1,073 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34778, 34787, 37748, 37847, 37874, 38477, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48737 in Glennie, MI, 1,374 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯828 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78374 and you would come out at 27.89°S, 82.70°E — 1,419 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 18.5 square miles of land, 78374 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,408This ZIP20,408
Households7,502This ZIP7,502
Housing units8,490This ZIP8,490
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$83,504This ZIP$83,504Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$233,800This ZIP$233,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,580This ZIP$1,580Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density1,100.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,100.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments337This ZIP337
Employees4,472This ZIP4,472
Annual payroll$193,680,000This ZIP$193,680,000
Tax returns filed8,850This ZIP8,850
Total adjusted gross income$720,099,000This ZIP$720,099,000

Land area

Land area18.55 sq miThis ZIP18.55 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 78374

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ZIP codes near 78374

ZIPCityDistance
78359 Gregory, TX 3.1 mi
78362 Ingleside, TX 6.7 mi
78335 Aransas Pass, TX 7.1 mi
78427 Corpus Christi, TX 8.3 mi
78460 Corpus Christi, TX 8.3 mi
78336 Aransas Pass, TX 8.4 mi
78401 Corpus Christi, TX 8.6 mi
78402 Corpus Christi, TX 8.8 mi
78390 Taft, TX 9.0 mi
78404 Corpus Christi, TX 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78374?

78374 is in Portland, Texas, in San Patricio County, part of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.8854, -97.3002.

What county is 78374 in?

78374 lies in San Patricio County.

What area code is 78374?

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

What time zone is 78374 in?

78374 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78374?

About 20,408 people live in ZIP code 78374, in 7,502 households, at 1,100.5 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 78374?

$83,504 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78374?

The closest are 78359 (3.1 mi), 78362 (6.7 mi), 78335 (7.1 mi), 78427 (8.3 mi) and 78460 (8.3 mi).

Is 78374 a PO Box ZIP code?

78374 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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