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78944

ZIP 78944 is Industry, Texas, in Austin County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Austin
Population
720
Coordinates
30.0014, -96.4868
☼ Live from 78944 — Industry, TX

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Where 78944 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78944
  • 🔢 Type 78944 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhGBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,944 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2467. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010001100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78943 (Glidden, TX, 22 mi away) and 78945 (La Grange, TX, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78944 becomes 44987, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47849, 47948, 47984, 48749, 49748, 49784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98447 in Tacoma, WA, 1,820 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯689 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78944 and you would come out at 30.00°S, 83.51°E — 1,499 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 15.2 square miles of land, 78944 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population720This ZIP720
Households293This ZIP293
Housing units411This ZIP411
Median age58.8This ZIP58.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$126,806This ZIP$126,806Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$384,100This ZIP$384,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%This ZIP34.1%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density47.4 / sq miThis ZIP47.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees230This ZIP230
Annual payroll$10,804,000This ZIP$10,804,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$33,999,000This ZIP$33,999,000

Land area

Land area15.20 sq miThis ZIP15.20 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 78944

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ZIP codes near 78944

ZIPCityDistance
78931 Bleiblerville, TX 3.7 mi
78950 New Ulm, TX 6.7 mi
77452 Kenney, TX 10.1 mi
78940 Fayetteville, TX 11.1 mi
77834 Brenham, TX 12.6 mi
78954 Round Top, TX 13.0 mi
78961 Round Top, TX 13.3 mi
77418 Bellville, TX 14.0 mi
77835 Burton, TX 14.6 mi
77833 Brenham, TX 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78944?

78944 is in Industry, Texas, in Austin County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0014, -96.4868.

What county is 78944 in?

78944 lies in Austin County.

What area code is 78944?

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

What time zone is 78944 in?

78944 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78944?

About 720 people live in ZIP code 78944, in 293 households, at 47.4 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 78944?

$126,806 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78944?

The closest are 78931 (3.7 mi), 78950 (6.7 mi), 77452 (10.1 mi), 78940 (11.1 mi) and 77834 (12.6 mi).

Is 78944 a PO Box ZIP code?

78944 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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