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78616

ZIP 78616 is Dale, Texas, mostly in Caldwell County; area codes 512 and 737; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Caldwell +2 more
Population
10,683
Coordinates
29.9266, -97.5535
☼ Live from 78616 — Dale, TX

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Where 78616 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78616
  • 🔢 Type 78616 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIgBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,616 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 317. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78615 (Coupland, TX, 38 mi away) and 78617 (Del Valle, TX, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78616 becomes 61687, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16678, 16876, 17866, 18766, 61876, 66781, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18766 in Wilkes Barre, PA, 1,441 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯687 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78616 and you would come out at 29.93°S, 82.45°E — 1,487 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 118.3 square miles of land, 78616 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,683This ZIP10,683
Households3,188This ZIP3,188
Housing units3,423This ZIP3,423
Median age30.6This ZIP30.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$64,715This ZIP$64,715Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$211,500This ZIP$211,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,362This ZIP$1,362Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%This ZIP11.9%
Mean commute49.7 minThis ZIP49.7 min
Population density90.3 / sq miThis ZIP90.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments73This ZIP73
Employees306This ZIP306
Annual payroll$16,222,000This ZIP$16,222,000
Tax returns filed5,100This ZIP5,100
Total adjusted gross income$249,074,000This ZIP$249,074,000

Land area

Land area118.26 sq miThis ZIP118.26 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 78616 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Caldwell County 82.1%
Bastrop County 17.8%
Travis County 0.0%

Other place names in 78616

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ZIP codes near 78616

ZIPCityDistance
78662 Red Rock, TX 6.7 mi
78644 Lockhart, TX 8.1 mi
78612 Cedar Creek, TX 12.1 mi
78953 Rosanky, TX 13.0 mi
78656 Maxwell, TX 15.3 mi
78617 Del Valle, TX 15.6 mi
78719 Austin, TX 16.4 mi
78640 Kyle, TX 16.7 mi
78622 Fentress, TX 16.8 mi
78648 Luling, TX 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78616?

78616 is in Dale, Texas, in Caldwell County, part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9266, -97.5535.

What county is 78616 in?

78616 spans 3 counties: Caldwell County, Bastrop County and Travis County. Most of it falls in Caldwell County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 78616?

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

What time zone is 78616 in?

78616 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78616?

About 10,683 people live in ZIP code 78616, in 3,188 households, at 90.3 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 78616?

$64,715 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78616?

The closest are 78662 (6.7 mi), 78644 (8.1 mi), 78612 (12.1 mi), 78953 (13 mi) and 78656 (15.3 mi).

Is 78616 a PO Box ZIP code?

78616 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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