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78536

ZIP 78536 is Delmita, Texas, in Starr County; area code 956; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Starr
Population
371
Coordinates
26.6432, -98.4437
☼ Live from 78536 — Delmita, TX

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Where 78536 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78536
  • 🔢 Type 78536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 9817. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78535 (Combes, TX, 52 mi away) and 78537 (Donna, TX, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78536 becomes 63587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35768, 36578, 36587, 36758, 36785, 36875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83657 in Ola, ID, 1,570 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯911 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78536 and you would come out at 26.64°S, 81.56°E — 1,408 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 28m.
  • 📏 At 43.7 square miles of land, 78536 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population371This ZIP371
Households117This ZIP117
Housing units169This ZIP169
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$28,393This ZIP$28,393Texas$78,476US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density8.5 / sq miThis ZIP8.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$1,166,000This ZIP$1,166,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$4,441,000This ZIP$4,441,000

Land area

Land area43.69 sq miThis ZIP43.69 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 78536

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 78536

ZIPCityDistance
78591 Santa Elena, TX 6.7 mi
78588 San Isidro, TX 7.2 mi
78563 Linn, TX 11.8 mi
78541 Edinburg, TX 16.8 mi
78582 Rio Grande City, TX 19.9 mi
78353 Encino, TX 20.8 mi
78576 Penitas, TX 22.6 mi
78574 Mission, TX 23.4 mi
78595 Sullivan City, TX 23.5 mi
78573 Mission, TX 25.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78536?

78536 is in Delmita, Texas, in Starr County, part of the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.6432, -98.4437.

What county is 78536 in?

78536 lies in Starr County.

What area code is 78536?

Delmita uses area code 956, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78536 in?

78536 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78536?

About 371 people live in ZIP code 78536, in 117 households, at 8.5 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 78536?

$28,393 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78536?

The closest are 78591 (6.7 mi), 78588 (7.2 mi), 78563 (11.8 mi), 78541 (16.8 mi) and 78582 (19.9 mi).

Is 78536 a PO Box ZIP code?

78536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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