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78070

ZIP 78070 is Spring Branch, Texas, mostly in Comal County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Comal +2 more
Population
20,200
Coordinates
29.8923, -98.4083
☼ Live from 78070 — Spring Branch, TX

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Where 78070 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 78070
  • 🔢 Type 78070 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,070 = 2 × 5 × 37 × 211. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000011110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78069 (Somerset, TX, 51 mi away) and 78071 (Three Rivers, TX, 99 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78070 becomes 07087 — and that is a real ZIP code: Union City, NJ, 1,558 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00778, 07078, 07087, 07870, 08077, 70078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00778 in Gurabo, PR, 2,188 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯687 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78070 and you would come out at 29.89°S, 81.59°E — 1,470 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 133.3 square miles of land, 78070 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 101 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,200This ZIP20,200
Households7,621This ZIP7,621
Housing units8,041This ZIP8,041
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$115,175This ZIP$115,175Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$516,600This ZIP$516,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,318This ZIP$1,318Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.2%This ZIP41.2%
Mean commute38.1 minThis ZIP38.1 min
Population density151.5 / sq miThis ZIP151.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments528This ZIP528
Employees5,118This ZIP5,118
Annual payroll$231,570,000This ZIP$231,570,000
Tax returns filed10,930This ZIP10,930
Total adjusted gross income$1,459,241,000This ZIP$1,459,241,000

Land area

Land area133.31 sq miThis ZIP133.31 sq mi
Water area1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi

Counties 78070 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Comal County 82.2%
Kendall County 10.0%
Blanco County 7.8%

Other place names in 78070

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

ZIP codes near 78070

ZIPCityDistance
78004 Bergheim, TX 8.1 mi
78163 Bulverde, TX 8.8 mi
78133 Canyon Lake, TX 9.4 mi
78027 Kendalia, TX 9.5 mi
78623 Fischer, TX 12.3 mi
78606 Blanco, TX 13.7 mi
78261 San Antonio, TX 14.0 mi
78260 San Antonio, TX 14.3 mi
78132 New Braunfels, TX 16.0 mi
78266 San Antonio, TX 17.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78070?

78070 is in Spring Branch, Texas, in Comal County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.8923, -98.4083.

What county is 78070 in?

78070 spans 3 counties: Comal County, Kendall County and Blanco County. Most of it falls in Comal 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 78070?

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

What time zone is 78070 in?

78070 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78070?

About 20,200 people live in ZIP code 78070, in 7,621 households, at 151.5 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 78070?

$115,175 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78070?

The closest are 78004 (8.1 mi), 78163 (8.8 mi), 78133 (9.4 mi), 78027 (9.5 mi) and 78623 (12.3 mi).

Is 78070 a PO Box ZIP code?

78070 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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