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78602

ZIP 78602 is Bastrop, Texas, in Bastrop County; area codes 512 and 737; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bastrop
Population
38,190
Coordinates
30.1325, -97.3295
☼ Live from 78602 — Bastrop, TX

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Where 78602 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78602
  • 🔢 Type 78602 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOgBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,602 = 2 × 39301. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001100001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78599 (Weslaco, TX, 273 mi away) and 78604 (Belmont, TX, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78602 becomes 20687 — and that is a real ZIP code: Scotland, MD, 1,316 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02768, 02876, 06278, 06782, 07628, 07826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02768 in Raynham Center, MA, 1,665 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯674 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78602 and you would come out at 30.13°S, 82.67°E — 1,479 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 195.3 square miles of land, 78602 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 148 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,190This ZIP38,190
Households13,705This ZIP13,705
Housing units14,323This ZIP14,323
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$89,968This ZIP$89,968Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$332,600This ZIP$332,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,449This ZIP$1,449Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density195.6 / sq miThis ZIP195.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments828This ZIP828
Employees10,208This ZIP10,208
Annual payroll$454,397,000This ZIP$454,397,000
Tax returns filed16,820This ZIP16,820
Total adjusted gross income$1,492,528,000This ZIP$1,492,528,000

Land area

Land area195.28 sq miThis ZIP195.28 sq mi
Water area3.74 sq miThis ZIP3.74 sq mi

Other place names in 78602

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

ZIP codes near 78602

ZIPCityDistance
78612 Cedar Creek, TX 10.2 mi
78957 Smithville, TX 12.0 mi
78659 Paige, TX 13.2 mi
78650 Mc Dade, TX 13.6 mi
78621 Elgin, TX 14.3 mi
78662 Red Rock, TX 14.7 mi
78617 Del Valle, TX 16.4 mi
78725 Austin, TX 18.0 mi
78653 Manor, TX 18.2 mi
78616 Dale, TX 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78602?

78602 is in Bastrop, Texas, in Bastrop County, part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1325, -97.3295.

What county is 78602 in?

78602 lies in Bastrop County.

What area code is 78602?

Bastrop uses area codes 512 and 737, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78602 in?

78602 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78602?

About 38,190 people live in ZIP code 78602, in 13,705 households, at 195.6 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 78602?

$89,968 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78602?

The closest are 78612 (10.2 mi), 78957 (12 mi), 78659 (13.2 mi), 78650 (13.6 mi) and 78621 (14.3 mi).

Is 78602 a PO Box ZIP code?

78602 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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