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78006

ZIP 78006 is in Boerne, Texas, mostly in Kendall County; area code 830; Central time. Boerne has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 78015.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kendall +2 more
Population
44,560
Coordinates
29.8586, -98.7034
☼ Live from 78006 — Boerne, TX

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Where 78006 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 78006
  • 🔢 Type 78006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,006 = 2 × 3 × 13001. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78005 (Bigfoot, TX, 64 mi away) and 78007 (Calliham, TX, 97 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78006 becomes 60087 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waukegan, IL, 1,055 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00678, 00687, 00786, 06078, 06087, 06708, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00786 in La Plata, PR, 2,194 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯689 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78006 and you would come out at 29.86°S, 81.30°E — 1,466 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 345.9 square miles of land, 78006 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 263 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,560This ZIP44,560
Households16,283This ZIP16,283
Housing units17,422This ZIP17,422
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$116,156This ZIP$116,156Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$543,900This ZIP$543,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,650This ZIP$1,650Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.4%This ZIP51.4%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density128.8 / sq miThis ZIP128.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,563This ZIP1,563
Employees15,277This ZIP15,277
Annual payroll$864,248,000This ZIP$864,248,000
Tax returns filed21,260This ZIP21,260
Total adjusted gross income$3,711,717,000This ZIP$3,711,717,000

Land area

Land area345.86 sq miThis ZIP345.86 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Counties 78006 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kendall County 92.2%
Bexar County 6.8%
Comal County 1.0%

Other place names in 78006

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

ZIP codes near 78006

ZIPCityDistance
78074 Waring, TX 7.9 mi
78015 Boerne, TX 8.6 mi
78004 Bergheim, TX 9.9 mi
78027 Kendalia, TX 13.4 mi
78013 Comfort, TX 14.6 mi
78255 San Antonio, TX 14.6 mi
78257 San Antonio, TX 16.3 mi
78023 Helotes, TX 16.7 mi
78260 San Antonio, TX 16.8 mi
78163 Bulverde, TX 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78006?

78006 is in Boerne, Texas, in Kendall County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.8586, -98.7034.

What county is 78006 in?

78006 spans 3 counties: Kendall County, Bexar County and Comal County. Most of it falls in Kendall 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 78006?

Boerne uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78006 in?

78006 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78006?

About 44,560 people live in ZIP code 78006, in 16,283 households, at 128.8 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 78006?

$116,156 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78006?

The closest are 78074 (7.9 mi), 78015 (8.6 mi), 78004 (9.9 mi), 78027 (13.4 mi) and 78013 (14.6 mi).

Is 78006 a PO Box ZIP code?

78006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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