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78548

ZIP 78548 is Grulla, Texas, in Starr County; area code 956; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Starr
Population
1,341
Coordinates
26.2765, -98.6553
☼ Live from 78548 — Grulla, TX

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Where 78548 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78548
  • 🔢 Type 78548 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,548 = 2 × 2 × 73 × 269. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78547 (Garciasville, TX, 3 mi away) and 78549 (Hargill, TX, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78548 becomes 84587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45788, 45887, 47588, 47858, 47885, 48758, …). The farthest-flung twin is 58748 in Kramer, ND, 1,550 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯936 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78548 and you would come out at 26.28°S, 81.34°E — 1,401 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 7.5 square miles of land, 78548 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,341This ZIP1,341
Households410This ZIP410
Housing units528This ZIP528
Median age29.8This ZIP29.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$37,308This ZIP$37,308Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$54,400This ZIP$54,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$791This ZIP$791Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher1.0%This ZIP1.0%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density179.4 / sq miThis ZIP179.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees151This ZIP151
Annual payroll$4,347,000This ZIP$4,347,000

Land area

Land area7.48 sq miThis ZIP7.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 78548

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ZIP codes near 78548

ZIPCityDistance
78547 Garciasville, TX 3.2 mi
78565 Los Ebanos, TX 6.3 mi
78595 Sullivan City, TX 7.6 mi
78560 La Joya, TX 10.5 mi
78576 Penitas, TX 12.2 mi
78574 Mission, TX 17.7 mi
78582 Rio Grande City, TX 18.3 mi
78572 Mission, TX 19.2 mi
78573 Mission, TX 22.1 mi
78591 Santa Elena, TX 25.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78548?

78548 is in Grulla, Texas, in Starr County, part of the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.2765, -98.6553.

What county is 78548 in?

78548 lies in Starr County.

What area code is 78548?

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

What time zone is 78548 in?

78548 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78548?

About 1,341 people live in ZIP code 78548, in 410 households, at 179.4 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 78548?

$37,308 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78548?

The closest are 78547 (3.2 mi), 78565 (6.3 mi), 78595 (7.6 mi), 78560 (10.5 mi) and 78576 (12.2 mi).

Is 78548 a PO Box ZIP code?

78548 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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