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78940

ZIP 78940 is Fayetteville, Texas, mostly in Fayette County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fayette +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,188
Coordinates
29.9401, -96.6588
☼ Live from 78940 — Fayetteville, TX

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Where 78940 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78940
  • 🔢 Type 78940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 3947. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010001011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78938 (Ellinger, TX, 9 mi away) and 78941 (Flatonia, TX, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78940 becomes 04987 — and that is a real ZIP code: Troy, ME, 1,804 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,949 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯692 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78940 and you would come out at 29.94°S, 83.34°E — 1,502 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 130.7 square miles of land, 78940 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,188This ZIP2,188
Households965This ZIP965
Housing units1,331This ZIP1,331
Median age56.3This ZIP56.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$89,157This ZIP$89,157Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$292,200This ZIP$292,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$919This ZIP$919Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%This ZIP31.6%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density16.7 / sq miThis ZIP16.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees226This ZIP226
Annual payroll$13,421,000This ZIP$13,421,000
Tax returns filed1,030This ZIP1,030
Total adjusted gross income$113,275,000This ZIP$113,275,000

Land area

Land area130.67 sq miThis ZIP130.67 sq mi
Water area4.45 sq miThis ZIP4.45 sq mi

Counties 78940 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Fayette County 75.5%
Colorado County 16.6%
Austin County 7.9%

Other place names in 78940

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 78940

ZIPCityDistance
78954 Round Top, TX 7.5 mi
78961 Round Top, TX 8.9 mi
78938 Ellinger, TX 9.2 mi
78950 New Ulm, TX 10.8 mi
78944 Industry, TX 11.1 mi
78945 La Grange, TX 13.9 mi
78931 Bleiblerville, TX 14.7 mi
78932 Carmine, TX 15.9 mi
78943 Glidden, TX 17.1 mi
78960 Warda, TX 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78940?

78940 is in Fayetteville, Texas, in Fayette County. Its published point location is 29.9401, -96.6588.

What county is 78940 in?

78940 spans 3 counties: Fayette County, Colorado County and Austin County. Most of it falls in Fayette County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 78940?

Fayetteville uses area code 979, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78940 in?

78940 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78940?

About 2,188 people live in ZIP code 78940, in 965 households, at 16.7 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 78940?

$89,157 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78940?

The closest are 78954 (7.5 mi), 78961 (8.9 mi), 78938 (9.2 mi), 78950 (10.8 mi) and 78944 (11.1 mi).

Is 78940 a PO Box ZIP code?

78940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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