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78870

ZIP 78870 is Knippa, Texas, in Uvalde County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Uvalde
Metro area
Uvalde, TX
Population
1,070
Coordinates
29.2735, -99.6080
☼ Live from 78870 — Knippa, TX

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Where 78870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78870
  • 🔢 Type 78870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,870 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 239. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010000010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78861 (Hondo, TX, 29 mi away) and 78871 (Langtry, TX, 128 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78870 becomes 07887, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07878, 70788, 77088, 77808, 77880, 78708). The farthest-flung twin is 07878 in Mount Tabor, NJ, 1,623 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯732 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78870 and you would come out at 29.27°S, 80.39°E — 1,487 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 131.7 square miles of land, 78870 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 100 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,070This ZIP1,070
Households328This ZIP328
Housing units368This ZIP368
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,167This ZIP$54,167Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$128,600This ZIP$128,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$836This ZIP$836Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%This ZIP23.3%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density8.1 / sq miThis ZIP8.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees110This ZIP110
Annual payroll$4,952,000This ZIP$4,952,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$22,077,000This ZIP$22,077,000

Land area

Land area131.67 sq miThis ZIP131.67 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi

Other place names in 78870

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ZIP codes near 78870

ZIPCityDistance
78881 Sabinal, TX 10.1 mi
78850 D Hanis, TX 16.8 mi
78801 Uvalde, TX 18.5 mi
78838 Concan, TX 19.0 mi
78802 Uvalde, TX 20.8 mi
78884 Utopia, TX 25.8 mi
78829 Batesville, TX 26.5 mi
78879 Rio Frio, TX 26.5 mi
78886 Yancey, TX 26.7 mi
78861 Hondo, TX 28.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78870?

78870 is in Knippa, Texas, in Uvalde County, part of the Uvalde, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.2735, -99.6080.

What county is 78870 in?

78870 lies in Uvalde County.

What area code is 78870?

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

What time zone is 78870 in?

78870 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78870?

About 1,070 people live in ZIP code 78870, in 328 households, at 8.1 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 78870?

$54,167 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78870?

The closest are 78881 (10.1 mi), 78850 (16.8 mi), 78801 (18.5 mi), 78838 (19 mi) and 78802 (20.8 mi).

Is 78870 a PO Box ZIP code?

78870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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