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78390

ZIP 78390 is Taft, 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
6,013
Coordinates
28.0077, -97.3499
☼ Live from 78390 — Taft, TX

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Where 78390 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78390
  • 🔢 Type 78390 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGEBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,390 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 67. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78389 (Skidmore, TX, 25 mi away) and 78391 (Tynan, TX, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78390 becomes 09387, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03897, 07839, 07938, 08739, 09738, 09837, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09837 in FPO AE, a military post office, 8,129 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯820 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78390 and you would come out at 28.01°S, 82.65°E — 1,427 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 201.6 square miles of land, 78390 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 153 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,013This ZIP6,013
Households1,871This ZIP1,871
Housing units2,339This ZIP2,339
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,367This ZIP$78,367Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$135,700This ZIP$135,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,196This ZIP$1,196Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density29.8 / sq miThis ZIP29.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees470This ZIP470
Annual payroll$20,052,000This ZIP$20,052,000
Tax returns filed2,380This ZIP2,380
Total adjusted gross income$137,839,000This ZIP$137,839,000

Land area

Land area201.57 sq miThis ZIP201.57 sq mi
Water area5.72 sq miThis ZIP5.72 sq mi

Counties 78390 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 92.3%
Aransas County 7.8%

Other place names in 78390

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ZIP codes near 78390

ZIPCityDistance
78359 Gregory, TX 6.1 mi
78374 Portland, TX 9.0 mi
78335 Aransas Pass, TX 11.9 mi
78402 Corpus Christi, TX 12.1 mi
78340 Bayside, TX 12.2 mi
78336 Aransas Pass, TX 12.2 mi
78393 Woodsboro, TX 12.3 mi
78387 Sinton, TX 13.1 mi
78362 Ingleside, TX 14.2 mi
78427 Corpus Christi, TX 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78390?

78390 is in Taft, Texas, in San Patricio County, part of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.0077, -97.3499.

What county is 78390 in?

78390 spans 2 counties: San Patricio County and Aransas 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 78390?

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

What time zone is 78390 in?

78390 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78390?

About 6,013 people live in ZIP code 78390, in 1,871 households, at 29.8 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 78390?

$78,367 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78390?

The closest are 78359 (6.1 mi), 78374 (9 mi), 78335 (11.9 mi), 78402 (12.1 mi) and 78340 (12.2 mi).

Is 78390 a PO Box ZIP code?

78390 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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