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78883

ZIP 78883 is Tarpley, Texas, in Bandera County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bandera
Population
208
Coordinates
29.6738, -99.3172
☼ Live from 78883 — Tarpley, TX

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Where 78883 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78883
  • 🔢 Type 78883 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,883 = 7 × 59 × 191. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78881 (Sabinal, TX, 23 mi away) and 78884 (Utopia, TX, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78883 becomes 38887, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37888, 38878, 78838). The farthest-flung twin is 37888 in Washburn, TN, 1,020 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯703 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78883 and you would come out at 29.67°S, 80.68°E — 1,466 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 67.0 square miles of land, 78883 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population208This ZIP208
Households153This ZIP153
Housing units227This ZIP227
Median age77.1This ZIP77.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$40,491This ZIP$40,491Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$414,300This ZIP$414,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%This ZIP41.5%
Population density3.1 / sq miThis ZIP3.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees7This ZIP7
Annual payroll$204,000This ZIP$204,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$13,163,000This ZIP$13,163,000

Land area

Land area66.97 sq miThis ZIP66.97 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

ZIP codes near 78883

ZIPCityDistance
78055 Medina, TX 10.9 mi
78884 Utopia, TX 11.7 mi
78003 Bandera, TX 13.0 mi
78029 Kerrville, TX 17.4 mi
78885 Vanderpool, TX 18.2 mi
78861 Hondo, TX 20.4 mi
78881 Sabinal, TX 22.8 mi
78010 Center Point, TX 23.0 mi
78879 Rio Frio, TX 23.7 mi
78056 Mico, TX 24.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78883?

78883 is in Tarpley, Texas, in Bandera County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6738, -99.3172.

What county is 78883 in?

78883 lies in Bandera County.

What area code is 78883?

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

What time zone is 78883 in?

78883 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78883?

About 208 people live in ZIP code 78883, in 153 households, at 3.1 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 78883?

$40,491 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78883?

The closest are 78055 (10.9 mi), 78884 (11.7 mi), 78003 (13 mi), 78029 (17.4 mi) and 78885 (18.2 mi).

Is 78883 a PO Box ZIP code?

78883 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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