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78852

ZIP 78852 is in Eagle Pass, Texas, in Maverick County; area code 830; Central time. Eagle Pass has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 78853.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Maverick
Metro area
Eagle Pass, TX
Population
57,434
Coordinates
28.9437, -100.2271
☼ Live from 78852 — Eagle Pass, TX

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Where 78852 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78852
  • 🔢 Type 78852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,852 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 6571. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010000000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78851 (Dryden, TX, 135 mi away) and 78853 (Eagle Pass, TX, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78852 becomes 25887, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25878, 27588, 27858, 27885, 28578, 28587, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27885 in Swanquarter, NC, 1,468 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯758 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78852 and you would come out at 28.94°S, 79.77°E — 1,497 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 18m.
  • 📏 At 482.6 square miles of land, 78852 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 366 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population57,434This ZIP57,434
Households17,793This ZIP17,793
Housing units19,993This ZIP19,993
Median age30.0This ZIP30.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$49,954This ZIP$49,954Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$157,900This ZIP$157,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$859This ZIP$859Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density119.0 / sq miThis ZIP119.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments854This ZIP854
Employees12,539This ZIP12,539
Annual payroll$407,909,000This ZIP$407,909,000
Tax returns filed23,270This ZIP23,270
Total adjusted gross income$1,050,616,000This ZIP$1,050,616,000

Land area

Land area482.61 sq miThis ZIP482.61 sq mi
Water area3.78 sq miThis ZIP3.78 sq mi

Other place names in 78852

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ZIP codes near 78852

ZIPCityDistance
78872 La Pryor, TX 21.1 mi
78877 Quemado, TX 23.0 mi
78802 Uvalde, TX 23.2 mi
78853 Eagle Pass, TX 23.8 mi
78839 Crystal City, TX 33.5 mi
78832 Brackettville, TX 33.7 mi
78801 Uvalde, TX 35.1 mi
78834 Carrizo Springs, TX 35.1 mi
78860 El Indio, TX 37.5 mi
78829 Batesville, TX 39.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78852?

78852 is in Eagle Pass, Texas, in Maverick County, part of the Eagle Pass, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.9437, -100.2271.

What county is 78852 in?

78852 lies in Maverick County.

What area code is 78852?

Eagle Pass uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78852 in?

78852 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78852?

About 57,434 people live in ZIP code 78852, in 17,793 households, at 119.0 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 78852?

$49,954 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78852?

The closest are 78872 (21.1 mi), 78877 (23 mi), 78802 (23.2 mi), 78853 (23.8 mi) and 78839 (33.5 mi).

Is 78852 a PO Box ZIP code?

78852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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