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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/78886

78886

ZIP 78886 is Yancey, Texas, in Medina County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Medina
Population
286
Coordinates
29.1553, -99.1862
☼ Live from 78886 — Yancey, TX

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Where 78886 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78886
  • 🔢 Type 78886 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBBBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,886 = 2 × 39443. Its digits add up to 37, a total 89 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010000100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78885 (Vanderpool, TX, 52 mi away) and 78931 (Bleiblerville, TX, 176 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78886 becomes 68887, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (68788, 68878, 76888). The farthest-flung twin is 68788 in West Point, NE, 887 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
  • 🎯738 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78886 and you would come out at 29.16°S, 80.81°E — 1,503 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 17m.
  • 📏 At 73.1 square miles of land, 78886 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population286This ZIP286
Households102This ZIP102
Housing units148This ZIP148
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$123,532This ZIP$123,532Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$163,000This ZIP$163,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute43.0 minThis ZIP43.0 min
Population density3.9 / sq miThis ZIP3.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,491,000This ZIP$1,491,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$15,250,000This ZIP$15,250,000

Land area

Land area73.08 sq miThis ZIP73.08 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Other place names in 78886

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ZIP codes near 78886

ZIPCityDistance
78850 D Hanis, TX 12.4 mi
78057 Moore, TX 12.9 mi
78016 Devine, TX 14.3 mi
78061 Pearsall, TX 17.9 mi
78861 Hondo, TX 18.0 mi
78059 Natalia, TX 21.0 mi
78009 Castroville, TX 23.1 mi
78039 La Coste, TX 23.8 mi
78881 Sabinal, TX 24.4 mi
78052 Lytle, TX 25.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78886?

78886 is in Yancey, Texas, in Medina County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.1553, -99.1862.

What county is 78886 in?

78886 lies in Medina County.

What area code is 78886?

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

What time zone is 78886 in?

78886 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78886?

About 286 people live in ZIP code 78886, in 102 households, at 3.9 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 78886?

$123,532 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78886?

The closest are 78850 (12.4 mi), 78057 (12.9 mi), 78016 (14.3 mi), 78061 (17.9 mi) and 78861 (18 mi).

Is 78886 a PO Box ZIP code?

78886 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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