ZIP code · Ben Bolt · Texas · United States
ZIP code 78342 — Ben Bolt
ZIP code 78342 serves Ben Bolt, Texas.
- Postal code
- 78342Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Ben Bolt
- County
- Jim Wells FIPS 48249
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 27.6475, -98.0814 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 338 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 192 / sq mi
- Land area
- 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $42,014
- Per-capita income
- $20,079
- Median age
- 59.9
- Households
- 125
- Housing units
- 138
- Congressional district
- TX-15 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 9b (25 to 30 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 361 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 78342
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 97°F), coldest Jan (avg low 47°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 68 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 87 | 77 | 71 |
| Avg low °F | 47 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ALICE (5.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 78342
- 1 schools
- 1 parks
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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