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Where 78608 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 78608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOgBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011001100010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78607 (Bluffton, TX, 34 mi away) and 78609 (Buchanan Dam, TX, 33 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78608 becomes 80687, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06878, 08867, 08876, 67880, 68780, 68870, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06878 in Riverside, CT, 1,523 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
- 🎯616 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78608 and you would come out at 30.93°S, 82.06°E — 1,414 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
- 📏 At 45.4 square miles of land, 78608 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 428This ZIP428 |
|---|---|
| Households | 153This ZIP153 |
| Housing units | 183This ZIP183 |
| Median age | 55.3This ZIP55.3Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $555,800This ZIP$555,800Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50.0%This ZIP50.0% |
| Population density | 9.4 / sq miThis ZIP9.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 19This ZIP19 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 109This ZIP109 |
| Annual payroll | $5,058,000This ZIP$5,058,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 330This ZIP330 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $30,000,000This ZIP$30,000,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 45.36 sq miThis ZIP45.36 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi |
Other place names in 78608
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78608
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
76549 | Killeen, TX | 8.6 mi |
76527 | Florence, TX | 10.6 mi |
76539 | Kempner, TX | 11.6 mi |
78605 | Bertram, TX | 12.6 mi |
76542 | Killeen, TX | 14.5 mi |
78642 | Liberty Hill, TX | 16.3 mi |
78633 | Georgetown, TX | 17.3 mi |
76541 | Killeen, TX | 17.7 mi |
76540 | Killeen, TX | 17.9 mi |
76547 | Killeen, TX | 17.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78608?
78608 is in Briggs, Texas, in Burnet County. Its published point location is 30.9310, -97.9370.
What county is 78608 in?
78608 lies in Burnet County.
What area code is 78608?
Briggs uses area codes 737 and 512, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78608 in?
78608 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78608?
About 428 people live in ZIP code 78608, in 153 households, at 9.4 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 78608?
The closest are 76549 (8.6 mi), 76527 (10.6 mi), 76539 (11.6 mi), 78605 (12.6 mi) and 76542 (14.5 mi).
Is 78608 a PO Box ZIP code?
78608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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