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78416

ZIP 78416 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
12,480
Coordinates
27.7493, -97.4376
☼ Live from 78416 — Corpus Christi, TX

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Where 78416 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 78416
  • 🔢 Type 78416 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIhBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,416 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 13 × 29. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001001010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78415 (Corpus Christi, TX, 7 mi away) and 78417 (Corpus Christi, TX, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78416 becomes 61487, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14786, 14867, 14876, 16748, 16847, 16874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 14867 in Newfield, NY, 1,543 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯837 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78416 and you would come out at 27.75°S, 82.56°E — 1,418 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 3.3 square miles of land, 78416 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,480This ZIP12,480
Households4,606This ZIP4,606
Housing units5,205This ZIP5,205
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$43,198This ZIP$43,198Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$94,600This ZIP$94,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,051This ZIP$1,051Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%This ZIP7.8%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density3,759.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,759.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments143This ZIP143
Employees2,542This ZIP2,542
Annual payroll$97,795,000This ZIP$97,795,000
Tax returns filed5,950This ZIP5,950
Total adjusted gross income$208,788,000This ZIP$208,788,000

Land area

Land area3.32 sq miThis ZIP3.32 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 78416

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ZIP codes near 78416

ZIPCityDistance
78405 Corpus Christi, TX 1.7 mi
78417 Corpus Christi, TX 2.0 mi
78403 Corpus Christi, TX 2.5 mi
78426 Corpus Christi, TX 2.5 mi
78463 Corpus Christi, TX 2.5 mi
78465 Corpus Christi, TX 2.5 mi
78466 Corpus Christi, TX 2.5 mi
78467 Corpus Christi, TX 2.5 mi
78468 Corpus Christi, TX 2.5 mi
78469 Corpus Christi, TX 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78416?

78416 is in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, part of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.7493, -97.4376.

What county is 78416 in?

78416 lies in Nueces County.

What area code is 78416?

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

What time zone is 78416 in?

78416 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78416?

About 12,480 people live in ZIP code 78416, in 4,606 households, at 3,759.0 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 78416?

$43,198 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78416?

The closest are 78405 (1.7 mi), 78417 (2 mi), 78403 (2.5 mi), 78426 (2.5 mi) and 78463 (2.5 mi).

Is 78416 a PO Box ZIP code?

78416 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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