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78073

ZIP 78073 is Von Ormy, Texas, mostly in Bexar County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bexar +1 more
Population
10,088
Coordinates
29.2439, -98.6224
☼ Live from 78073 — Von Ormy, TX

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Where 78073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78073
  • 🔢 Type 78073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,073 = 101 × 773. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000011111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78072 (Tilden, TX, 64 mi away) and 78074 (Waring, TX, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78073 becomes 37087 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lebanon, TN, 865 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07738, 07837, 37078, 37087, 37708, 37807, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07738 in Lincroft, NJ, 1,579 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯731 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78073 and you would come out at 29.24°S, 81.38°E — 1,508 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 53.4 square miles of land, 78073 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,088This ZIP10,088
Households2,881This ZIP2,881
Housing units3,102This ZIP3,102
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,635This ZIP$69,635Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$158,100This ZIP$158,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,214This ZIP$1,214Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%This ZIP10.4%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density188.8 / sq miThis ZIP188.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments117This ZIP117
Employees1,698This ZIP1,698
Annual payroll$83,130,000This ZIP$83,130,000
Tax returns filed4,830This ZIP4,830
Total adjusted gross income$225,953,000This ZIP$225,953,000

Land area

Land area53.42 sq miThis ZIP53.42 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Counties 78073 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Bexar County 89.4%
Atascosa County 10.6%

Other place names in 78073

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ZIP codes near 78073

ZIPCityDistance
78069 Somerset, TX 4.9 mi
78224 San Antonio, TX 6.5 mi
78054 Macdona, TX 7.0 mi
78242 San Antonio, TX 7.4 mi
78264 San Antonio, TX 7.5 mi
78002 Atascosa, TX 7.5 mi
78211 San Antonio, TX 7.5 mi
78252 San Antonio, TX 7.6 mi
78243 San Antonio, TX 9.0 mi
78221 San Antonio, TX 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78073?

78073 is in Von Ormy, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.2439, -98.6224.

What county is 78073 in?

78073 spans 2 counties: Bexar County and Atascosa County. Most of it falls in Bexar 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 time zone is 78073 in?

78073 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78073?

About 10,088 people live in ZIP code 78073, in 2,881 households, at 188.8 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 78073?

$69,635 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78073?

The closest are 78069 (4.9 mi), 78224 (6.5 mi), 78054 (7 mi), 78242 (7.4 mi) and 78264 (7.5 mi).

Is 78073 a PO Box ZIP code?

78073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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