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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/78002

78002

ZIP 78002 is Atascosa, Texas, in Bexar County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bexar
Population
7,035
Coordinates
29.2838, -98.7377
☼ Live from 78002 — Atascosa, TX

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Where 78002 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78002
  • 🔢 Type 78002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,002 = 2 × 43 × 907. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78001 (Artesia Wells, TX, 78 mi away) and 78003 (Bandera, TX, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78002 becomes 20087, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00728, 00782, 02780, 02807, 07028, 07082, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00782 in Comerio, PR, 2,184 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯729 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78002 and you would come out at 29.28°S, 81.26°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 16m.
  • 📏 At 40.0 square miles of land, 78002 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,035This ZIP7,035
Households2,091This ZIP2,091
Housing units2,306This ZIP2,306
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$66,744This ZIP$66,744Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$210,700This ZIP$210,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,202This ZIP$1,202Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density175.8 / sq miThis ZIP175.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees354This ZIP354
Annual payroll$16,886,000This ZIP$16,886,000
Tax returns filed3,760This ZIP3,760
Total adjusted gross income$177,250,000This ZIP$177,250,000

Land area

Land area40.01 sq miThis ZIP40.01 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Other place names in 78002

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ZIP codes near 78002

ZIPCityDistance
78054 Macdona, TX 4.0 mi
78252 San Antonio, TX 4.6 mi
78052 Lytle, TX 5.5 mi
78039 La Coste, TX 6.2 mi
78073 Von Ormy, TX 7.5 mi
78245 San Antonio, TX 7.6 mi
78069 Somerset, TX 7.7 mi
78059 Natalia, TX 9.0 mi
78242 San Antonio, TX 9.1 mi
78227 San Antonio, TX 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78002?

78002 is in Atascosa, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.2838, -98.7377.

What county is 78002 in?

78002 lies in Bexar County.

What time zone is 78002 in?

78002 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78002?

About 7,035 people live in ZIP code 78002, in 2,091 households, at 175.8 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 78002?

$66,744 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78002?

The closest are 78054 (4 mi), 78252 (4.6 mi), 78052 (5.5 mi), 78039 (6.2 mi) and 78073 (7.5 mi).

Is 78002 a PO Box ZIP code?

78002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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