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78406

ZIP 78406 is in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County; area code 361; Central time. Corpus Christi has 30 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Nueces
Metro area
Corpus Christi, TX
Population
2,301
Coordinates
27.7720, -97.5155
☼ Live from 78406 — Corpus Christi, TX

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Where 78406 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78406
  • 🔢 Type 78406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,406 = 2 × 197 × 199. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001001000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78405 (Corpus Christi, TX, 5 mi away) and 78407 (Corpus Christi, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78406 becomes 60487 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tinley Park, IL, 1,099 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04768, 04786, 06478, 06487, 06784, 07648, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04786 in Washburn, ME, 2,059 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯835 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78406 and you would come out at 27.77°S, 82.48°E — 1,422 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 23m.
  • 📏 At 11.3 square miles of land, 78406 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,301This ZIP2,301
Households322This ZIP322
Housing units348This ZIP348
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,740This ZIP$54,740Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,715This ZIP$1,715Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%This ZIP4.6%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density204.3 / sq miThis ZIP204.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees1,595This ZIP1,595
Annual payroll$105,973,000This ZIP$105,973,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$16,800,000This ZIP$16,800,000

Land area

Land area11.26 sq miThis ZIP11.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 78406

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ZIP codes near 78406

ZIPCityDistance
78403 Corpus Christi, TX 3.2 mi
78426 Corpus Christi, TX 3.2 mi
78463 Corpus Christi, TX 3.2 mi
78465 Corpus Christi, TX 3.2 mi
78466 Corpus Christi, TX 3.2 mi
78467 Corpus Christi, TX 3.2 mi
78468 Corpus Christi, TX 3.2 mi
78469 Corpus Christi, TX 3.2 mi
78480 Corpus Christi, TX 3.2 mi
78417 Corpus Christi, TX 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78406?

78406 is in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, part of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.7720, -97.5155.

What county is 78406 in?

78406 lies in Nueces County.

What area code is 78406?

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

What time zone is 78406 in?

78406 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78406?

About 2,301 people live in ZIP code 78406, in 322 households, at 204.3 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 78406?

$54,740 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78406?

The closest are 78403 (3.2 mi), 78426 (3.2 mi), 78463 (3.2 mi), 78465 (3.2 mi) and 78466 (3.2 mi).

Is 78406 a PO Box ZIP code?

78406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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