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78417

ZIP 78417 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
4,703
Coordinates
27.7375, -97.4677
☼ Live from 78417 — Corpus Christi, TX

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Where 78417 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78417
  • 🔢 Type 78417 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIhBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,417 = 3 × 3 × 8713. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001001010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78416 (Corpus Christi, TX, 2 mi away) and 78418 (Corpus Christi, TX, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78417 becomes 71487, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14778, 14787, 14877, 17748, 17847, 41778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 14877 in Rexville, NY, 1,488 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯838 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78417 and you would come out at 27.74°S, 82.53°E — 1,419 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 9.3 square miles of land, 78417 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,703This ZIP4,703
Households1,595This ZIP1,595
Housing units1,692This ZIP1,692
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$53,750This ZIP$53,750Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$155,200This ZIP$155,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,208This ZIP$1,208Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density504.7 / sq miThis ZIP504.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments118This ZIP118
Employees1,316This ZIP1,316
Annual payroll$71,681,000This ZIP$71,681,000
Tax returns filed2,210This ZIP2,210
Total adjusted gross income$86,383,000This ZIP$86,383,000

Land area

Land area9.32 sq miThis ZIP9.32 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 78417

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ZIP codes near 78417

ZIPCityDistance
78416 Corpus Christi, TX 2.0 mi
78403 Corpus Christi, TX 2.7 mi
78426 Corpus Christi, TX 2.7 mi
78463 Corpus Christi, TX 2.7 mi
78465 Corpus Christi, TX 2.7 mi
78466 Corpus Christi, TX 2.7 mi
78467 Corpus Christi, TX 2.7 mi
78468 Corpus Christi, TX 2.7 mi
78469 Corpus Christi, TX 2.7 mi
78480 Corpus Christi, TX 2.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78417?

78417 is in Corpus Christi, Texas, in Nueces County, part of the Corpus Christi, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 27.7375, -97.4677.

What county is 78417 in?

78417 lies in Nueces County.

What area code is 78417?

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

What time zone is 78417 in?

78417 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78417?

About 4,703 people live in ZIP code 78417, in 1,595 households, at 504.7 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 78417?

$53,750 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78417?

The closest are 78416 (2 mi), 78403 (2.7 mi), 78426 (2.7 mi), 78463 (2.7 mi) and 78465 (2.7 mi).

Is 78417 a PO Box ZIP code?

78417 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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