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78832

ZIP 78832 is Brackettville, Texas, in Kinney County; area codes 830, 430 and 903; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kinney
Metro area
none
Population
3,157
Coordinates
29.4097, -100.3914
☼ Live from 78832 — Brackettville, TX

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Where 78832 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78832
  • 🔢 Type 78832 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZEBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,832 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 379. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78830 (Big Wells, TX, 83 mi away) and 78833 (Camp Wood, TX, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78832 becomes 23887 — and that is a real ZIP code: Valentines, VA, 1,395 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23878, 23887, 27883, 28378, 28387, 28738, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83872 in Viola, ID, 1,498 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯727 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78832 and you would come out at 29.41°S, 79.61°E — 1,463 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1,071.2 square miles of land, 78832 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 813 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,157This ZIP3,157
Households1,152This ZIP1,152
Housing units1,482This ZIP1,482
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$70,000This ZIP$70,000Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$82,000This ZIP$82,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,272This ZIP$1,272Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%This ZIP11.8%
Mean commute15.5 minThis ZIP15.5 min
Population density2.9 / sq miThis ZIP2.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees353This ZIP353
Annual payroll$15,846,000This ZIP$15,846,000

Land area

Land area1,071.24 sq miThis ZIP1,071.24 sq mi
Water area2.64 sq miThis ZIP2.64 sq mi

Other place names in 78832

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ZIP codes near 78832

ZIPCityDistance
78843 Laughlin Afb, TX 24.4 mi
78801 Uvalde, TX 29.9 mi
78847 Del Rio, TX 30.6 mi
78833 Camp Wood, TX 32.0 mi
78852 Eagle Pass, TX 33.7 mi
78802 Uvalde, TX 33.7 mi
78877 Quemado, TX 34.1 mi
78828 Barksdale, TX 37.8 mi
78880 Rocksprings, TX 38.0 mi
78840 Del Rio, TX 39.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78832?

78832 is in Brackettville, Texas, in Kinney County. Its published point location is 29.4097, -100.3914.

What county is 78832 in?

78832 lies in Kinney County.

What area code is 78832?

Brackettville uses area codes 830, 430 and 903, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78832 in?

78832 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78832?

About 3,157 people live in ZIP code 78832, in 1,152 households, at 2.9 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 78832?

$70,000 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78832?

The closest are 78843 (24.4 mi), 78801 (29.9 mi), 78847 (30.6 mi), 78833 (32 mi) and 78852 (33.7 mi).

Is 78832 a PO Box ZIP code?

78832 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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