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78881

ZIP 78881 is Sabinal, Texas, in Uvalde County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Uvalde
Metro area
Uvalde, TX
Population
1,283
Coordinates
29.3824, -99.4960
☼ Live from 78881 — Sabinal, TX

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Where 78881 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78881
  • 🔢 Type 78881 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,881 = 11 × 71 × 101. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010000100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78880 (Rocksprings, TX, 61 mi away) and 78883 (Tarpley, TX, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78881 becomes 18887, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (17888). The farthest-flung twin is 17888 in Wilburton, PA, 1,520 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯724 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78881 and you would come out at 29.38°S, 80.50°E — 1,482 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
  • 📏 At 261.3 square miles of land, 78881 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 198 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,283This ZIP1,283
Households453This ZIP453
Housing units657This ZIP657
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$35,104This ZIP$35,104Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$69,800This ZIP$69,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$556This ZIP$556Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees117This ZIP117
Annual payroll$3,895,000This ZIP$3,895,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$55,107,000This ZIP$55,107,000

Land area

Land area261.31 sq miThis ZIP261.31 sq mi
Water area1.13 sq miThis ZIP1.13 sq mi

Other place names in 78881

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ZIP codes near 78881

ZIPCityDistance
78870 Knippa, TX 10.1 mi
78850 D Hanis, TX 12.1 mi
78838 Concan, TX 16.5 mi
78884 Utopia, TX 17.6 mi
78861 Hondo, TX 20.6 mi
78879 Rio Frio, TX 22.4 mi
78883 Tarpley, TX 22.8 mi
78801 Uvalde, TX 24.2 mi
78886 Yancey, TX 24.4 mi
78802 Uvalde, TX 30.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78881?

78881 is in Sabinal, Texas, in Uvalde County, part of the Uvalde, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.3824, -99.4960.

What county is 78881 in?

78881 lies in Uvalde County.

What area code is 78881?

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

What time zone is 78881 in?

78881 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78881?

About 1,283 people live in ZIP code 78881, in 453 households, at 4.9 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 78881?

$35,104 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78881?

The closest are 78870 (10.1 mi), 78850 (12.1 mi), 78838 (16.5 mi), 78884 (17.6 mi) and 78861 (20.6 mi).

Is 78881 a PO Box ZIP code?

78881 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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