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78234

ZIP 78234 is Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, Texas, in Bexar County; area codes 210 and 726; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bexar
Population
7,149
Coordinates
29.4609, -98.4383
☼ Live from 78234 — Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, TX

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Where 78234 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78234
  • 🔢 Type 78234 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEZBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,234 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 17 × 59. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000110011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78233 (San Antonio, TX, 8 mi away) and 78235 (San Antonio, TX, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78234 becomes 43287 — and that is a real ZIP code: Columbus, OH, 1,135 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23487, 23847, 23874, 24378, 24738, 24873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83724 in Boise, ID, 1,383 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯716 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78234 and you would come out at 29.46°S, 81.56°E — 1,498 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 5.1 square miles of land, 78234 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,149This ZIP7,149
Households1,035This ZIP1,035
Housing units1,173This ZIP1,173
Median age21.2This ZIP21.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$100,662This ZIP$100,662Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median gross rent$2,223This ZIP$2,223Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.2%This ZIP51.2%
Mean commute11.6 minThis ZIP11.6 min
Population density1,405.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,405.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees3,700This ZIP3,700
Annual payroll$250,193,000This ZIP$250,193,000
Tax returns filed1,860This ZIP1,860
Total adjusted gross income$103,573,000This ZIP$103,573,000

Land area

Land area5.09 sq miThis ZIP5.09 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 78234

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ZIP codes near 78234

ZIPCityDistance
78208 San Antonio, TX 1.9 mi
78206 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78241 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78246 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78265 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78268 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78269 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78270 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78278 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78279 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78234?

78234 is in Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.4609, -98.4383.

What county is 78234 in?

78234 lies in Bexar County.

What area code is 78234?

Jbsa Ft Sam Houston uses area codes 210 and 726, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78234 in?

78234 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78234?

About 7,149 people live in ZIP code 78234, in 1,035 households, at 1,405.3 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 78234?

$100,662 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78234?

The closest are 78208 (1.9 mi), 78206 (2.1 mi), 78241 (2.1 mi), 78246 (2.1 mi) and 78265 (2.1 mi).

Is 78234 a PO Box ZIP code?

78234 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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