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Where 78873 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 78873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,873 = 3 × 61 × 431. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011010000011001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78872 (La Pryor, TX, 63 mi away) and 78877 (Quemado, TX, 80 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78873 becomes 37887 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wartburg, TN, 976 miles away.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37878, 37887, 38778, 38877, 77388, 77838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83877 in Post Falls, ID, 1,539 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯695 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78873 and you would come out at 29.82°S, 80.27°E — 1,449 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 14m.
- 📏 At 314.3 square miles of land, 78873 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 239 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,472This ZIP1,472 |
|---|---|
| Households | 743This ZIP743 |
| Housing units | 1,314This ZIP1,314 |
| Median age | 60.9This ZIP60.9Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $100,900This ZIP$100,900Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.3%This ZIP28.3% |
| Mean commute | 13.1 minThis ZIP13.1 min |
| Population density | 4.7 / sq miThis ZIP4.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 66This ZIP66 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 464This ZIP464 |
| Annual payroll | $17,821,000This ZIP$17,821,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 850This ZIP850 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $59,632,000This ZIP$59,632,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 314.28 sq miThis ZIP314.28 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi |
Other place names in 78873
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78873
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78885 | Vanderpool, TX | 10.3 mi |
78879 | Rio Frio, TX | 11.7 mi |
78833 | Camp Wood, TX | 16.9 mi |
78828 | Barksdale, TX | 17.0 mi |
78884 | Utopia, TX | 18.1 mi |
78024 | Hunt, TX | 19.1 mi |
78838 | Concan, TX | 19.4 mi |
78058 | Mountain Home, TX | 21.5 mi |
78055 | Medina, TX | 23.8 mi |
78883 | Tarpley, TX | 26.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78873?
78873 is in Leakey, Texas, in Real County. Its published point location is 29.8154, -99.7273.
What county is 78873 in?
78873 lies in Real County.
What area code is 78873?
Leakey uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78873 in?
78873 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78873?
About 1,472 people live in ZIP code 78873, in 743 households, at 4.7 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 78873?
The closest are 78885 (10.3 mi), 78879 (11.7 mi), 78833 (16.9 mi), 78828 (17 mi) and 78884 (18.1 mi).
Is 78873 a PO Box ZIP code?
78873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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