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Where 78842 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 78842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,842 = 2 × 79 × 499. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011001111111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78841 (Del Rio, TX, 31 mi away) and 78843 (Laughlin Afb, TX, 24 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78842 becomes 24887 — and that is a real ZIP code: Switchback, WV, 1,247 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24878, 24887, 27884, 28478, 28748, 28784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27884 in Stokes, NC, 1,439 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
- 🎯717 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78842 and you would come out at 29.64°S, 78.99°E — 1,438 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
- 📏 At 31.6 square miles of land, 78842 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 4This ZIP4 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10This ZIP10 |
| Annual payroll | $309,000This ZIP$309,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 31.62 sq miThis ZIP31.62 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 78842
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78840 | Del Rio, TX | 7.8 mi |
78847 | Del Rio, TX | 20.2 mi |
78843 | Laughlin Afb, TX | 24.2 mi |
78837 | Comstock, TX | 26.2 mi |
78841 | Del Rio, TX | 31.4 mi |
78832 | Brackettville, TX | 40.2 mi |
78871 | Langtry, TX | 41.1 mi |
78880 | Rocksprings, TX | 48.7 mi |
78877 | Quemado, TX | 53.2 mi |
76943 | Ozona, TX | 60.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78842?
78842 is in Del Rio, Texas, in Val Verde County, part of the Del Rio, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6398, -101.0051.
What county is 78842 in?
78842 lies in Val Verde County.
What area code is 78842?
Del Rio uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78842 in?
78842 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78842?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 78842. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 78842?
The closest are 78840 (7.8 mi), 78847 (20.2 mi), 78843 (24.2 mi), 78837 (26.2 mi) and 78841 (31.4 mi).
Is 78842 a PO Box ZIP code?
78842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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