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78408

ZIP 78408 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
10,111
Coordinates
27.7996, -97.4437
☼ Live from 78408 — Corpus Christi, TX

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Where 78408 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78408
  • 🔢 Type 78408 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOhBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,408 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 11. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001001001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78407 (Corpus Christi, TX, 1 mi away) and 78409 (Corpus Christi, TX, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78408 becomes 80487 — and that is a real ZIP code: Steamboat Springs, CO, 1,033 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07848, 47808, 47880, 48708, 48807, 48870, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07848 in Lafayette, NJ, 1,581 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯834 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78408 and you would come out at 27.80°S, 82.56°E — 1,421 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 5.9 square miles of land, 78408 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,111This ZIP10,111
Households3,932This ZIP3,932
Housing units4,686This ZIP4,686
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$41,045This ZIP$41,045Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$88,400This ZIP$88,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,008This ZIP$1,008Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%This ZIP6.1%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density1,725.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,725.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments415This ZIP415
Employees7,076This ZIP7,076
Annual payroll$452,503,000This ZIP$452,503,000
Tax returns filed4,180This ZIP4,180
Total adjusted gross income$136,707,000This ZIP$136,707,000

Land area

Land area5.86 sq miThis ZIP5.86 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Other place names in 78408

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ZIP codes near 78408

ZIPCityDistance
78407 Corpus Christi, TX 0.6 mi
78405 Corpus Christi, TX 1.8 mi
78403 Corpus Christi, TX 2.0 mi
78426 Corpus Christi, TX 2.0 mi
78463 Corpus Christi, TX 2.0 mi
78465 Corpus Christi, TX 2.0 mi
78466 Corpus Christi, TX 2.0 mi
78467 Corpus Christi, TX 2.0 mi
78468 Corpus Christi, TX 2.0 mi
78469 Corpus Christi, TX 2.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78408?

78408 is in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, part of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.7996, -97.4437.

What county is 78408 in?

78408 lies in Nueces County.

What area code is 78408?

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

What time zone is 78408 in?

78408 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78408?

About 10,111 people live in ZIP code 78408, in 3,932 households, at 1,725.4 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 78408?

$41,045 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78408?

The closest are 78407 (0.6 mi), 78405 (1.8 mi), 78403 (2 mi), 78426 (2 mi) and 78463 (2 mi).

Is 78408 a PO Box ZIP code?

78408 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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