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78636

ZIP 78636 is Johnson City, Texas, in Blanco County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blanco
Metro area
none
Population
4,134
Coordinates
30.3169, -98.4250
☼ Live from 78636 — Johnson City, TX

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Where 78636 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78636
  • 🔢 Type 78636 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEgBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,636 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 6553. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001100101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78635 (Hye, TX, 11 mi away) and 78638 (Kingsbury, TX, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78636 becomes 63687, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36768, 36786, 36867, 37686, 37866, 38676, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83676 in Wilder, ID, 1,369 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯657 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78636 and you would come out at 30.32°S, 81.58°E — 1,443 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 353.3 square miles of land, 78636 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 268 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,134This ZIP4,134
Households1,771This ZIP1,771
Housing units2,171This ZIP2,171
Median age54.1This ZIP54.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,663This ZIP$72,663Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$532,600This ZIP$532,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,123This ZIP$1,123Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.1%This ZIP32.1%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density11.7 / sq miThis ZIP11.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments157This ZIP157
Employees1,480This ZIP1,480
Annual payroll$97,531,000This ZIP$97,531,000
Tax returns filed2,070This ZIP2,070
Total adjusted gross income$238,675,000This ZIP$238,675,000

Land area

Land area353.29 sq miThis ZIP353.29 sq mi
Water area2.78 sq miThis ZIP2.78 sq mi

Other place names in 78636

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ZIP codes near 78636

ZIPCityDistance
78663 Round Mountain, TX 9.6 mi
78635 Hye, TX 10.5 mi
78671 Stonewall, TX 14.0 mi
78657 Horseshoe Bay, TX 15.2 mi
78606 Blanco, TX 16.0 mi
78620 Dripping Springs, TX 18.3 mi
78675 Willow City, TX 18.7 mi
78669 Spicewood, TX 20.0 mi
78654 Marble Falls, TX 21.8 mi
78639 Kingsland, TX 23.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78636?

78636 is in Johnson City, Texas, in Blanco County. Its published point location is 30.3169, -98.4250.

What county is 78636 in?

78636 lies in Blanco County.

What area code is 78636?

Johnson City uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78636 in?

78636 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78636?

About 4,134 people live in ZIP code 78636, in 1,771 households, at 11.7 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 78636?

$72,663 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78636?

The closest are 78663 (9.6 mi), 78635 (10.5 mi), 78671 (14 mi), 78657 (15.2 mi) and 78606 (16 mi).

Is 78636 a PO Box ZIP code?

78636 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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