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78850

ZIP 78850 is D Hanis, Texas, in Medina County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Medina
Population
779
Coordinates
29.2853, -99.3292
☼ Live from 78850 — D Hanis, TX

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Where 78850 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78850
  • 🔢 Type 78850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,850 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 19 × 83. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78847 (Del Rio, TX, 95 mi away) and 78851 (Dryden, TX, 168 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78850 becomes 05887, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07885, 08758, 08857, 08875, 58078, 75088, …). The farthest-flung twin is 08857 in Old Bridge, NJ, 1,604 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯730 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78850 and you would come out at 29.29°S, 80.67°E — 1,491 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
  • 📏 At 241.1 square miles of land, 78850 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 183 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population779This ZIP779
Households286This ZIP286
Housing units430This ZIP430
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,531This ZIP$69,531Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$247,400This ZIP$247,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,175This ZIP$1,175Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%This ZIP30.4%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density3.2 / sq miThis ZIP3.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees86This ZIP86
Annual payroll$3,073,000This ZIP$3,073,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$42,918,000This ZIP$42,918,000

Land area

Land area241.13 sq miThis ZIP241.13 sq mi
Water area1.32 sq miThis ZIP1.32 sq mi

Other place names in 78850

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 78850

ZIPCityDistance
78881 Sabinal, TX 12.1 mi
78886 Yancey, TX 12.4 mi
78861 Hondo, TX 13.7 mi
78870 Knippa, TX 16.8 mi
78016 Devine, TX 23.9 mi
78057 Moore, TX 25.2 mi
78884 Utopia, TX 26.5 mi
78883 Tarpley, TX 26.9 mi
78009 Castroville, TX 27.1 mi
78838 Concan, TX 28.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78850?

78850 is in D Hanis, Texas, in Medina County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.2853, -99.3292.

What county is 78850 in?

78850 lies in Medina County.

What area code is 78850?

D Hanis uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78850 in?

78850 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78850?

About 779 people live in ZIP code 78850, in 286 households, at 3.2 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 78850?

$69,531 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78850?

The closest are 78881 (12.1 mi), 78886 (12.4 mi), 78861 (13.7 mi), 78870 (16.8 mi) and 78016 (23.9 mi).

Is 78850 a PO Box ZIP code?

78850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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