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78877

ZIP 78877 is Quemado, Texas, in Maverick County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Maverick
Metro area
Eagle Pass, TX
Population
648
Coordinates
28.9534, -100.6068
☼ Live from 78877 — Quemado, TX

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Where 78877 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78877
  • 🔢 Type 78877 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 78877 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010000011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78873 (Leakey, TX, 80 mi away) and 78879 (Rio Frio, TX, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78877 becomes 77887, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (77878, 78778). The farthest-flung twin is 77878 in Snook, TX, 272 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 80%.
  • 🎯760 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78877 and you would come out at 28.95°S, 79.39°E — 1,490 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 47.4 square miles of land, 78877 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population648This ZIP648
Households287This ZIP287
Housing units304This ZIP304
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$43,998This ZIP$43,998Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$313,600This ZIP$313,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%This ZIP4.1%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density13.7 / sq miThis ZIP13.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$478,000This ZIP$478,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$20,794,000This ZIP$20,794,000

Land area

Land area47.42 sq miThis ZIP47.42 sq mi
Water area1.17 sq miThis ZIP1.17 sq mi

Other place names in 78877

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ZIP codes near 78877

ZIPCityDistance
78853 Eagle Pass, TX 20.5 mi
78852 Eagle Pass, TX 23.0 mi
78843 Laughlin Afb, TX 29.1 mi
78847 Del Rio, TX 33.3 mi
78832 Brackettville, TX 34.1 mi
78802 Uvalde, TX 43.5 mi
78872 La Pryor, TX 44.0 mi
78860 El Indio, TX 44.5 mi
78801 Uvalde, TX 51.3 mi
78834 Carrizo Springs, TX 52.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78877?

78877 is in Quemado, Texas, in Maverick County, part of the Eagle Pass, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.9534, -100.6068.

What county is 78877 in?

78877 lies in Maverick County.

What time zone is 78877 in?

78877 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78877?

About 648 people live in ZIP code 78877, in 287 households, at 13.7 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 78877?

$43,998 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78877?

The closest are 78853 (20.5 mi), 78852 (23 mi), 78843 (29.1 mi), 78847 (33.3 mi) and 78832 (34.1 mi).

Is 78877 a PO Box ZIP code?

78877 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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