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Where 78828 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 78828 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,828 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 6569. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011001111101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78827 (Asherton, TX, 99 mi away) and 78829 (Batesville, TX, 71 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78828 becomes 82887, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27888, 28788, 78288, 87828). The farthest-flung twin is 27888 in Walstonburg, NC, 1,353 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯695 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78828 and you would come out at 29.84°S, 79.99°E — 1,442 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 152.3 square miles of land, 78828 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 116 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 83This ZIP83 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 110This ZIP110 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $9,321,000This ZIP$9,321,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 152.26 sq miThis ZIP152.26 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi |
Counties 78828 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Real County | 65.1% |
| Edwards County | 34.8% |
Other place names in 78828
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78828
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78833 | Camp Wood, TX | 10.6 mi |
78873 | Leakey, TX | 17.0 mi |
78880 | Rocksprings, TX | 17.6 mi |
78879 | Rio Frio, TX | 22.5 mi |
78885 | Vanderpool, TX | 27.1 mi |
78838 | Concan, TX | 28.1 mi |
78058 | Mountain Home, TX | 30.4 mi |
78024 | Hunt, TX | 33.1 mi |
78884 | Utopia, TX | 33.4 mi |
78801 | Uvalde, TX | 33.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78828?
78828 is in Barksdale, Texas, in Real County. Its published point location is 29.8443, -100.0092.
What county is 78828 in?
78828 spans 2 counties: Real County and Edwards County. Most of it falls in Real 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 78828?
Barksdale uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78828 in?
78828 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78828?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 78828. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 78828?
The closest are 78833 (10.6 mi), 78873 (17 mi), 78880 (17.6 mi), 78879 (22.5 mi) and 78885 (27.1 mi).
Is 78828 a PO Box ZIP code?
78828 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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