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78950

ZIP 78950 is New Ulm, Texas, mostly in Austin County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Austin +2 more
Population
2,300
Coordinates
29.9049, -96.4826
☼ Live from 78950 — New Ulm, TX

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Where 78950 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78950
  • 🔢 Type 78950 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSGBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,950 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 1579. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010001100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78949 (Muldoon, TX, 36 mi away) and 78951 (Oakland, TX, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78950 becomes 05987, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08759, 09875, 58079, 58790, 59078, 59087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09875 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,945 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯696 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78950 and you would come out at 29.90°S, 83.52°E — 1,494 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 114.9 square miles of land, 78950 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,300This ZIP2,300
Households980This ZIP980
Housing units1,275This ZIP1,275
Median age49.9This ZIP49.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$91,354This ZIP$91,354Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$247,700This ZIP$247,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,304This ZIP$1,304Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density20.0 / sq miThis ZIP20.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees269This ZIP269
Annual payroll$13,989,000This ZIP$13,989,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$114,632,000This ZIP$114,632,000

Land area

Land area114.95 sq miThis ZIP114.95 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

Counties 78950 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Austin County 69.0%
Colorado County 28.4%
Fayette County 2.6%

Other place names in 78950

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ZIP codes near 78950

ZIPCityDistance
78944 Industry, TX 6.7 mi
78931 Bleiblerville, TX 9.5 mi
78933 Cat Spring, TX 9.9 mi
78940 Fayetteville, TX 10.8 mi
77452 Kenney, TX 13.6 mi
78934 Columbus, TX 14.9 mi
77418 Bellville, TX 14.9 mi
78935 Alleyton, TX 14.9 mi
78938 Ellinger, TX 14.9 mi
78943 Glidden, TX 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78950?

78950 is in New Ulm, Texas, in Austin County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9049, -96.4826.

What county is 78950 in?

78950 spans 3 counties: Austin County, Colorado County and Fayette County. Most of it falls in Austin 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 78950?

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

What time zone is 78950 in?

78950 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78950?

About 2,300 people live in ZIP code 78950, in 980 households, at 20.0 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 78950?

$91,354 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78950?

The closest are 78944 (6.7 mi), 78931 (9.5 mi), 78933 (9.9 mi), 78940 (10.8 mi) and 77452 (13.6 mi).

Is 78950 a PO Box ZIP code?

78950 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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