78547
ZIP 78547 is Garciasville, Texas, in Starr County; area code 956; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Starr
- Metro area
- Rio Grande City-Roma, TX
- Population
- 306
- Coordinates
- 26.3042, -98.6964
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Where 78547 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.
- 🔢 Type 78547 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,547 = 7 × 7 × 7 × 229. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011001011010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78545 (Falcon Heights, TX, 33 mi away) and 78548 (Grulla, TX, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78547 becomes 74587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45778, 45787, 45877, 47578, 47857, 47875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48757 in Reese, MI, 1,455 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
- 🎯934 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78547 and you would come out at 26.30°S, 81.30°E — 1,405 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 29m.
- 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 78547 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 306This ZIP306 |
|---|---|
| Households | 110This ZIP110 |
| Housing units | 169This ZIP169 |
| Median age | 22.1This ZIP22.1Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.8%This ZIP31.8% |
| Population density | 162.8 / sq miThis ZIP162.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 82This ZIP82 |
| Annual payroll | $1,957,000This ZIP$1,957,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.88 sq miThis ZIP1.88 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 78547
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78547
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78548 | Grulla, TX | 3.2 mi |
78565 | Los Ebanos, TX | 9.4 mi |
78595 | Sullivan City, TX | 9.7 mi |
78560 | La Joya, TX | 13.3 mi |
78576 | Penitas, TX | 14.4 mi |
78582 | Rio Grande City, TX | 15.9 mi |
78574 | Mission, TX | 20.0 mi |
78572 | Mission, TX | 22.2 mi |
78573 | Mission, TX | 24.6 mi |
78591 | Santa Elena, TX | 24.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78547?
78547 is in Garciasville, Texas, in Starr County, part of the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.3042, -98.6964.
What county is 78547 in?
78547 lies in Starr County.
What area code is 78547?
Garciasville uses area code 956, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78547 in?
78547 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78547?
About 306 people live in ZIP code 78547, in 110 households, at 162.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 78547?
The closest are 78548 (3.2 mi), 78565 (9.4 mi), 78595 (9.7 mi), 78560 (13.3 mi) and 78576 (14.4 mi).
Is 78547 a PO Box ZIP code?
78547 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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