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78670

ZIP 78670 is Staples, Texas, in Guadalupe County; area codes 737 and 512; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Guadalupe
Population
130
Coordinates
29.7648, -97.8485
☼ Live from 78670 — Staples, TX

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Where 78670 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78670
  • 🔢 Type 78670 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLgBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,670 = 2 × 5 × 7867. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001101001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78669 (Spicewood, TX, 50 mi away) and 78671 (Stonewall, TX, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78670 becomes 07687, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06778, 06787, 06877, 07876, 67870, 68770, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06778 in Northfield, CT, 1,606 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯697 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78670 and you would come out at 29.76°S, 82.15°E — 1,491 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 14m.
  • 📏 At 5.6 square miles of land, 78670 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population130This ZIP130
Households47This ZIP47
Housing units47This ZIP47
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,625This ZIP$78,625Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$244,100This ZIP$244,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,225This ZIP$1,225Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%This ZIP33.8%
Mean commute35.9 minThis ZIP35.9 min
Population density23.1 / sq miThis ZIP23.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$348,000This ZIP$348,000

Land area

Land area5.62 sq miThis ZIP5.62 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 78670

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ZIP codes near 78670

ZIPCityDistance
78655 Martindale, TX 3.6 mi
78622 Fentress, TX 4.3 mi
78661 Prairie Lea, TX 6.1 mi
78638 Kingsbury, TX 8.2 mi
78656 Maxwell, TX 10.0 mi
78666 San Marcos, TX 11.5 mi
78644 Lockhart, TX 12.8 mi
78156 Seguin, TX 12.9 mi
78648 Luling, TX 13.5 mi
78130 New Braunfels, TX 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78670?

78670 is in Staples, Texas, in Guadalupe County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7648, -97.8485.

What county is 78670 in?

78670 lies in Guadalupe County.

What area code is 78670?

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

What time zone is 78670 in?

78670 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78670?

About 130 people live in ZIP code 78670, in 47 households, at 23.1 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 78670?

$78,625 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78670?

The closest are 78655 (3.6 mi), 78622 (4.3 mi), 78661 (6.1 mi), 78638 (8.2 mi) and 78656 (10 mi).

Is 78670 a PO Box ZIP code?

78670 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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