78024
ZIP 78024 is Hunt, Texas, mostly in Kerr County; area code 830; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Kerr +1 more
- Metro area
- Kerrville, TX
- Population
- 1,401
- Coordinates
- 29.9955, -99.4856
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Where 78024 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.
- 🔢 Type 78024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3251. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011000011001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78023 (Helotes, TX, 51 mi away) and 78025 (Ingram, TX, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78024 becomes 42087 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wickliffe, KY, 772 miles away.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04287 in Bowdoin, ME, 1,881 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 79%.
- 🎯681 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78024 and you would come out at 30.00°S, 80.51°E — 1,442 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
- 📏 At 251.7 square miles of land, 78024 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 191 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,401This ZIP1,401 |
|---|---|
| Households | 544This ZIP544 |
| Housing units | 768This ZIP768 |
| Median age | 52.3This ZIP52.3Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $105,381This ZIP$105,381Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $500,000This ZIP$500,000Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $954This ZIP$954Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.5%This ZIP42.5% |
| Mean commute | 33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min |
| Population density | 5.6 / sq miThis ZIP5.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 28This ZIP28 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 440This ZIP440 |
| Annual payroll | $23,269,000This ZIP$23,269,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 720This ZIP720 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $93,821,000This ZIP$93,821,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 251.69 sq miThis ZIP251.69 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi |
Counties 78024 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Kerr County | 95.4% |
| Real County | 4.6% |
ZIP codes near 78024
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78058 | Mountain Home, TX | 10.3 mi |
78885 | Vanderpool, TX | 11.9 mi |
78025 | Ingram, TX | 13.3 mi |
78055 | Medina, TX | 14.7 mi |
78029 | Kerrville, TX | 19.1 mi |
78873 | Leakey, TX | 19.1 mi |
78028 | Kerrville, TX | 19.4 mi |
78883 | Tarpley, TX | 24.4 mi |
78884 | Utopia, TX | 24.8 mi |
78631 | Harper, TX | 26.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78024?
78024 is in Hunt, Texas, in Kerr County, part of the Kerrville, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9955, -99.4856.
What county is 78024 in?
78024 spans 2 counties: Kerr County and Real County. Most of it falls in Kerr 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 78024?
Hunt uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78024 in?
78024 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78024?
About 1,401 people live in ZIP code 78024, in 544 households, at 5.6 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 78024?
$105,381 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 78024?
The closest are 78058 (10.3 mi), 78885 (11.9 mi), 78025 (13.3 mi), 78055 (14.7 mi) and 78029 (19.1 mi).
Is 78024 a PO Box ZIP code?
78024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “78024 ZIP Code — Hunt, Texas (Kerr County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/78024
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