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78112

ZIP 78112 is Elmendorf, Texas, mostly in Bexar County; area codes 210 and 726; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bexar +1 more
Population
9,769
Coordinates
29.1869, -98.3928
☼ Live from 78112 — Elmendorf, TX

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Where 78112 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 78112
  • 🔢 Type 78112 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIIBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,112 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2441. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78111 (Ecleto, TX, 41 mi away) and 78113 (Falls City, TX, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78112 becomes 21187, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11782, 12187, 12781, 12817, 12871, 17128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12817 in Chestertown, NY, 1,681 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯735 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78112 and you would come out at 29.19°S, 81.61°E — 1,516 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 51.4 square miles of land, 78112 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,769This ZIP9,769
Households3,617This ZIP3,617
Housing units3,799This ZIP3,799
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,988This ZIP$54,988Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$131,400This ZIP$131,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,319This ZIP$1,319Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density190.0 / sq miThis ZIP190.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments88This ZIP88
Employees1,122This ZIP1,122
Annual payroll$84,979,000This ZIP$84,979,000
Tax returns filed4,500This ZIP4,500
Total adjusted gross income$218,618,000This ZIP$218,618,000

Land area

Land area51.41 sq miThis ZIP51.41 sq mi
Water area2.33 sq miThis ZIP2.33 sq mi

Counties 78112 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Bexar County 98.8%
Wilson County 1.2%

Other place names in 78112

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ZIP codes near 78112

ZIPCityDistance
78264 San Antonio, TX 7.1 mi
78223 San Antonio, TX 8.5 mi
78221 San Antonio, TX 9.4 mi
78050 Leming, TX 9.5 mi
78263 San Antonio, TX 10.9 mi
78235 San Antonio, TX 11.2 mi
78222 San Antonio, TX 11.7 mi
78214 San Antonio, TX 12.3 mi
78114 Floresville, TX 12.4 mi
78224 San Antonio, TX 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78112?

78112 is in Elmendorf, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.1869, -98.3928.

What county is 78112 in?

78112 spans 2 counties: Bexar County and Wilson 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 area code is 78112?

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

What time zone is 78112 in?

78112 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78112?

About 9,769 people live in ZIP code 78112, in 3,617 households, at 190.0 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 78112?

$54,988 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78112?

The closest are 78264 (7.1 mi), 78223 (8.5 mi), 78221 (9.4 mi), 78050 (9.5 mi) and 78263 (10.9 mi).

Is 78112 a PO Box ZIP code?

78112 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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