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78109

ZIP 78109 is Converse, Texas, in Bexar County; area codes 210 and 726; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bexar
Population
63,067
Coordinates
29.4780, -98.2934
☼ Live from 78109 — Converse, TX

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Where 78109 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78109
  • 🔢 Type 78109 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOIBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,109 = 19 × 4111. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000100011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78108 (Cibolo, TX, 8 mi away) and 78111 (Ecleto, TX, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78109 becomes 90187, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01879, 07189, 07198, 07981, 09178, 09187, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09817 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯715 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78109 and you would come out at 29.48°S, 81.71°E — 1,500 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 15m.
  • 📏 At 27.8 square miles of land, 78109 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population63,067This ZIP63,067
Households20,801This ZIP20,801
Housing units21,507This ZIP21,507
Median age31.7This ZIP31.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$91,320This ZIP$91,320Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$252,500This ZIP$252,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,723This ZIP$1,723Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%This ZIP31.0%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density2,265.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,265.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments458This ZIP458
Employees6,733This ZIP6,733
Annual payroll$369,421,000This ZIP$369,421,000
Tax returns filed29,230This ZIP29,230
Total adjusted gross income$1,616,269,000This ZIP$1,616,269,000

Land area

Land area27.84 sq miThis ZIP27.84 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 78109

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ZIP codes near 78109

ZIPCityDistance
78244 San Antonio, TX 3.5 mi
78150 Jbsa Randolph, TX 4.2 mi
78148 Universal City, TX 4.5 mi
78239 San Antonio, TX 4.9 mi
78154 Schertz, TX 5.1 mi
78219 San Antonio, TX 6.1 mi
78218 San Antonio, TX 6.3 mi
78152 Saint Hedwig, TX 6.3 mi
78233 San Antonio, TX 6.8 mi
78220 San Antonio, TX 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78109?

78109 is in Converse, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.4780, -98.2934.

What county is 78109 in?

78109 lies in Bexar County.

What area code is 78109?

Converse uses area codes 210 and 726, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78109 in?

78109 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78109?

About 63,067 people live in ZIP code 78109, in 20,801 households, at 2,265.7 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 78109?

$91,320 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78109?

The closest are 78244 (3.5 mi), 78150 (4.2 mi), 78148 (4.5 mi), 78239 (4.9 mi) and 78154 (5.1 mi).

Is 78109 a PO Box ZIP code?

78109 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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