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78379

ZIP 78379 is Riviera, Texas, in Kleberg County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kleberg
Metro area
Kingsville, TX
Population
1,659
Coordinates
27.3066, -97.7804
☼ Live from 78379 — Riviera, TX

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Where 78379 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78379
  • 🔢 Type 78379 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLEBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,379 = 7 × 11197. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001000101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78377 (Refugio, TX, 80 mi away) and 78380 (Robstown, TX, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78379 becomes 97387, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37879, 39877, 77389, 77983, 78739, 79378, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97378 in Sheridan, OR, 1,870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯866 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78379 and you would come out at 27.31°S, 82.22°E — 1,411 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 25m.
  • 📏 At 76.0 square miles of land, 78379 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,659This ZIP1,659
Households747This ZIP747
Housing units1,035This ZIP1,035
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$100,944This ZIP$100,944Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$133,200This ZIP$133,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density21.8 / sq miThis ZIP21.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees224This ZIP224
Annual payroll$7,940,000This ZIP$7,940,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$70,392,000This ZIP$70,392,000

Land area

Land area75.97 sq miThis ZIP75.97 sq mi
Water area9.46 sq miThis ZIP9.46 sq mi

Other place names in 78379

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ZIP codes near 78379

ZIPCityDistance
78363 Kingsville, TX 10.1 mi
78385 Sarita, TX 13.2 mi
78364 Kingsville, TX 15.2 mi
78343 Bishop, TX 22.1 mi
78375 Premont, TX 24.8 mi
78351 Driscoll, TX 25.0 mi
78347 Chapman Ranch, TX 25.8 mi
78355 Falfurrias, TX 27.4 mi
78418 Corpus Christi, TX 28.3 mi
78415 Corpus Christi, TX 30.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78379?

78379 is in Riviera, Texas, in Kleberg County, part of the Kingsville, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.3066, -97.7804.

What county is 78379 in?

78379 lies in Kleberg County.

What area code is 78379?

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

What time zone is 78379 in?

78379 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78379?

About 1,659 people live in ZIP code 78379, in 747 households, at 21.8 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 78379?

$100,944 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78379?

The closest are 78363 (10.1 mi), 78385 (13.2 mi), 78364 (15.2 mi), 78343 (22.1 mi) and 78375 (24.8 mi).

Is 78379 a PO Box ZIP code?

78379 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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