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78163

ZIP 78163 is Bulverde, Texas, in Comal County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Comal
Population
19,141
Coordinates
29.7687, -98.4405
☼ Live from 78163 — Bulverde, TX

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Where 78163 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78163
  • 🔢 Type 78163 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgIBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 78163 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000101010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78162 (Tuleta, TX, 91 mi away) and 78164 (Yorktown, TX, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78163 becomes 36187, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13678, 13687, 13786, 16738, 16837, 16873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13678 in Raymondville, NY, 1,647 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯695 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78163 and you would come out at 29.77°S, 81.56°E — 1,478 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 14m.
  • 📏 At 74.8 square miles of land, 78163 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,141This ZIP19,141
Households6,661This ZIP6,661
Housing units7,256This ZIP7,256
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$140,594This ZIP$140,594Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$435,600This ZIP$435,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,951This ZIP$1,951Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.2%This ZIP47.2%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density256.0 / sq miThis ZIP256.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments411This ZIP411
Employees3,476This ZIP3,476
Annual payroll$168,875,000This ZIP$168,875,000
Tax returns filed9,370This ZIP9,370
Total adjusted gross income$1,149,460,000This ZIP$1,149,460,000

Land area

Land area74.76 sq miThis ZIP74.76 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 78163

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ZIP codes near 78163

ZIPCityDistance
78260 San Antonio, TX 5.8 mi
78261 San Antonio, TX 5.9 mi
78004 Bergheim, TX 8.5 mi
78070 Spring Branch, TX 8.8 mi
78258 San Antonio, TX 9.8 mi
78259 San Antonio, TX 10.0 mi
78266 San Antonio, TX 10.2 mi
78257 San Antonio, TX 11.9 mi
78232 San Antonio, TX 12.5 mi
78015 Boerne, TX 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78163?

78163 is in Bulverde, Texas, in Comal County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7687, -98.4405.

What county is 78163 in?

78163 lies in Comal County.

What area code is 78163?

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

What time zone is 78163 in?

78163 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78163?

About 19,141 people live in ZIP code 78163, in 6,661 households, at 256.0 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 78163?

$140,594 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78163?

The closest are 78260 (5.8 mi), 78261 (5.9 mi), 78004 (8.5 mi), 78070 (8.8 mi) and 78258 (9.8 mi).

Is 78163 a PO Box ZIP code?

78163 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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