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78409

ZIP 78409 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
2,937
Coordinates
27.8278, -97.5096
☼ Live from 78409 — Corpus Christi, TX

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Where 78409 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78409
  • 🔢 Type 78409 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOhBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,409 = 89 × 881. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78408 (Corpus Christi, TX, 4 mi away) and 78410 (Corpus Christi, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78409 becomes 90487, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,097 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯831 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78409 and you would come out at 27.83°S, 82.49°E — 1,425 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 18.4 square miles of land, 78409 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,937This ZIP2,937
Households1,054This ZIP1,054
Housing units1,124This ZIP1,124
Median age32.6This ZIP32.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$60,089This ZIP$60,089Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$172,600This ZIP$172,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,087This ZIP$1,087Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%This ZIP11.4%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density159.3 / sq miThis ZIP159.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments206This ZIP206
Employees10,975This ZIP10,975
Annual payroll$878,885,000This ZIP$878,885,000
Tax returns filed1,060This ZIP1,060
Total adjusted gross income$49,173,000This ZIP$49,173,000

Land area

Land area18.44 sq miThis ZIP18.44 sq mi
Water area6.27 sq miThis ZIP6.27 sq mi

Other place names in 78409

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ZIP codes near 78409

ZIPCityDistance
78406 Corpus Christi, TX 3.9 mi
78407 Corpus Christi, TX 4.0 mi
78408 Corpus Christi, TX 4.5 mi
78403 Corpus Christi, TX 4.5 mi
78426 Corpus Christi, TX 4.5 mi
78463 Corpus Christi, TX 4.5 mi
78465 Corpus Christi, TX 4.5 mi
78466 Corpus Christi, TX 4.5 mi
78467 Corpus Christi, TX 4.5 mi
78468 Corpus Christi, TX 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78409?

78409 is in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, part of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.8278, -97.5096.

What county is 78409 in?

78409 lies in Nueces County.

What area code is 78409?

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

What time zone is 78409 in?

78409 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78409?

About 2,937 people live in ZIP code 78409, in 1,054 households, at 159.3 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 78409?

$60,089 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78409?

The closest are 78406 (3.9 mi), 78407 (4 mi), 78408 (4.5 mi), 78403 (4.5 mi) and 78426 (4.5 mi).

Is 78409 a PO Box ZIP code?

78409 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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