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78222

ZIP 78222 is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County; area codes 210 and 726; Central time. San Antonio has 83 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bexar
Population
26,476
Coordinates
29.3558, -98.3864
☼ Live from 78222 — San Antonio, TX

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Where 78222 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78222
  • 🔢 Type 78222 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZZBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,222 = 2 × 3 × 13037. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000110001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78221 (San Antonio, TX, 7 mi away) and 78223 (San Antonio, TX, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78222 becomes 22287, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22728, 22827, 27228, 27282, 27822, 28227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 22728 in Midland, VA, 1,342 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯724 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78222 and you would come out at 29.36°S, 81.61°E — 1,506 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 16m.
  • 📏 At 19.1 square miles of land, 78222 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,476This ZIP26,476
Households9,158This ZIP9,158
Housing units9,968This ZIP9,968
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$66,362This ZIP$66,362Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$199,500This ZIP$199,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,205This ZIP$1,205Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density1,387.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,387.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments298This ZIP298
Employees7,861This ZIP7,861
Annual payroll$476,673,000This ZIP$476,673,000
Tax returns filed11,890This ZIP11,890
Total adjusted gross income$568,904,000This ZIP$568,904,000

Land area

Land area19.08 sq miThis ZIP19.08 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 78222

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ZIP codes near 78222

ZIPCityDistance
78223 San Antonio, TX 3.1 mi
78235 San Antonio, TX 3.3 mi
78220 San Antonio, TX 4.0 mi
78263 San Antonio, TX 4.8 mi
78210 San Antonio, TX 5.5 mi
78214 San Antonio, TX 5.5 mi
78219 San Antonio, TX 5.8 mi
78203 San Antonio, TX 6.0 mi
78202 San Antonio, TX 6.7 mi
78221 San Antonio, TX 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78222?

78222 is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.3558, -98.3864.

What county is 78222 in?

78222 lies in Bexar County.

What area code is 78222?

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

What time zone is 78222 in?

78222 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78222?

About 26,476 people live in ZIP code 78222, in 9,158 households, at 1,387.4 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 78222?

$66,362 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78222?

The closest are 78223 (3.1 mi), 78235 (3.3 mi), 78220 (4 mi), 78263 (4.8 mi) and 78210 (5.5 mi).

Is 78222 a PO Box ZIP code?

78222 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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