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78412

ZIP 78412 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
38,631
Coordinates
27.7036, -97.3450
☼ Live from 78412 — Corpus Christi, TX

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Where 78412 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78412
  • 🔢 Type 78412 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIhBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,412 = 2 × 2 × 19603. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78411 (Corpus Christi, TX, 3 mi away) and 78413 (Corpus Christi, TX, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78412 becomes 21487, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12874 in Silver Bay, NY, 1,722 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯841 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78412 and you would come out at 27.70°S, 82.65°E — 1,412 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 8.6 square miles of land, 78412 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,631This ZIP38,631
Households15,613This ZIP15,613
Housing units17,120This ZIP17,120
Median age31.8This ZIP31.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$61,215This ZIP$61,215Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$197,500This ZIP$197,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,322This ZIP$1,322Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%This ZIP31.9%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density4,472.7 / sq miThis ZIP4,472.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments612This ZIP612
Employees8,077This ZIP8,077
Annual payroll$303,761,000This ZIP$303,761,000
Tax returns filed15,380This ZIP15,380
Total adjusted gross income$949,590,000This ZIP$949,590,000

Land area

Land area8.64 sq miThis ZIP8.64 sq mi
Water area2.23 sq miThis ZIP2.23 sq mi

Other place names in 78412

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ZIP codes near 78412

ZIPCityDistance
78411 Corpus Christi, TX 3.0 mi
78414 Corpus Christi, TX 3.3 mi
78413 Corpus Christi, TX 3.9 mi
78419 Corpus Christi, TX 4.7 mi
78404 Corpus Christi, TX 5.6 mi
78416 Corpus Christi, TX 6.5 mi
78401 Corpus Christi, TX 7.2 mi
78427 Corpus Christi, TX 7.4 mi
78460 Corpus Christi, TX 7.4 mi
78405 Corpus Christi, TX 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78412?

78412 is in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, part of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.7036, -97.3450.

What county is 78412 in?

78412 lies in Nueces County.

What area code is 78412?

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

What time zone is 78412 in?

78412 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78412?

About 38,631 people live in ZIP code 78412, in 15,613 households, at 4,472.7 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 78412?

$61,215 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78412?

The closest are 78411 (3 mi), 78414 (3.3 mi), 78413 (3.9 mi), 78419 (4.7 mi) and 78404 (5.6 mi).

Is 78412 a PO Box ZIP code?

78412 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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