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78229

ZIP 78229 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
35,664
Coordinates
29.5055, -98.5770
☼ Live from 78229 — San Antonio, TX

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Where 78229 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 78229
  • 🔢 Type 78229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 78229 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000110010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78228 (San Antonio, TX, 3 mi away) and 78230 (San Antonio, TX, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78229 becomes 92287, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22987, 27289, 27298, 27829, 27892, 27928, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98227 in Bellingham, WA, 1,832 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯713 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78229 and you would come out at 29.51°S, 81.42°E — 1,492 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 5.8 square miles of land, 78229 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,664This ZIP35,664
Households16,401This ZIP16,401
Housing units19,228This ZIP19,228
Median age29.8This ZIP29.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$46,574This ZIP$46,574Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$228,900This ZIP$228,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,292This ZIP$1,292Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density6,169.2 / sq miThis ZIP6,169.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,229This ZIP1,229
Employees44,600This ZIP44,600
Annual payroll$3,160,141,000This ZIP$3,160,141,000
Tax returns filed14,150This ZIP14,150
Total adjusted gross income$798,206,000This ZIP$798,206,000

Land area

Land area5.78 sq miThis ZIP5.78 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 78229

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ZIP codes near 78229

ZIPCityDistance
78240 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78230 San Antonio, TX 3.1 mi
78228 San Antonio, TX 3.1 mi
78213 San Antonio, TX 3.3 mi
78238 San Antonio, TX 3.4 mi
78201 San Antonio, TX 3.9 mi
78249 San Antonio, TX 4.8 mi
78250 San Antonio, TX 5.3 mi
78231 San Antonio, TX 5.6 mi
78216 San Antonio, TX 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78229?

78229 is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.5055, -98.5770.

What county is 78229 in?

78229 lies in Bexar County.

What area code is 78229?

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

What time zone is 78229 in?

78229 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78229?

About 35,664 people live in ZIP code 78229, in 16,401 households, at 6,169.2 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 78229?

$46,574 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78229?

The closest are 78240 (2.1 mi), 78230 (3.1 mi), 78228 (3.1 mi), 78213 (3.3 mi) and 78238 (3.4 mi).

Is 78229 a PO Box ZIP code?

78229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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