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78871

ZIP 78871 is Langtry, Texas, in Val Verde County; area code 432; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Val Verde
Metro area
Del Rio, TX
Population
32
Coordinates
29.9009, -101.6203
☼ Live from 78871 — Langtry, TX

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Where 78871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78871
  • 🔢 Type 78871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,871 = 13 × 6067. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78870 (Knippa, TX, 128 mi away) and 78872 (La Pryor, TX, 125 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78871 becomes 17887 — and that is a real ZIP code: White Deer, PA, 1,583 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17878, 17887, 77881, 78718, 87187, 87718). The farthest-flung twin is 17878 in Stillwater, PA, 1,613 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 81%.
  • 🎯707 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78871 and you would come out at 29.90°S, 78.38°E — 1,410 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 210.5 square miles of land, 78871 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 160 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32This ZIP32
Households11This ZIP11
Housing units18This ZIP18
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%This ZIP35.3%
Population density0.2 / sq miThis ZIP0.2 / sq mi

Land area

Land area210.52 sq miThis ZIP210.52 sq mi
Water area0.98 sq miThis ZIP0.98 sq mi

ZIP codes near 78871

ZIPCityDistance
78841 Del Rio, TX 9.6 mi
78837 Comstock, TX 20.2 mi
78851 Dryden, TX 28.4 mi
78842 Del Rio, TX 41.1 mi
76943 Ozona, TX 43.2 mi
78840 Del Rio, TX 43.3 mi
79848 Sanderson, TX 48.9 mi
79781 Sheffield, TX 50.1 mi
78847 Del Rio, TX 57.2 mi
78843 Laughlin Afb, TX 63.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78871?

78871 is in Langtry, Texas, in Val Verde County, part of the Del Rio, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9009, -101.6203.

What county is 78871 in?

78871 lies in Val Verde County.

What area code is 78871?

Langtry uses area code 432, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78871 in?

78871 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78871?

About 32 people live in ZIP code 78871, in 11 households, at 0.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 78871?

The closest are 78841 (9.6 mi), 78837 (20.2 mi), 78851 (28.4 mi), 78842 (41.1 mi) and 76943 (43.2 mi).

Is 78871 a PO Box ZIP code?

78871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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