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78236

ZIP 78236 is Jbsa Lackland, Texas, in Bexar County; area codes 210 and 726; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bexar
Population
7,635
Coordinates
29.3859, -98.6225
☼ Live from 78236 — Jbsa Lackland, TX

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Where 78236 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78236
  • 🔢 Type 78236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,236 = 2 × 2 × 19559. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78235 (San Antonio, TX, 11 mi away) and 78237 (San Antonio, TX, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78236 becomes 63287, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23867, 23876, 26378, 27836, 27863, 28367, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83672 in Weiser, ID, 1,442 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯722 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78236 and you would come out at 29.39°S, 81.38°E — 1,499 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 4.9 square miles of land, 78236 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,635This ZIP7,635
Households443This ZIP443
Housing units488This ZIP488
Median age21.3This ZIP21.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$69,219This ZIP$69,219Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median gross rent$2,188This ZIP$2,188Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.0%This ZIP38.0%
Mean commute11.2 minThis ZIP11.2 min
Population density1,552.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,552.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees1,916This ZIP1,916
Annual payroll$80,044,000This ZIP$80,044,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$49,837,000This ZIP$49,837,000

Land area

Land area4.92 sq miThis ZIP4.92 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 78236

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ZIP codes near 78236

ZIPCityDistance
78227 San Antonio, TX 1.1 mi
78243 San Antonio, TX 2.1 mi
78242 San Antonio, TX 2.6 mi
78226 San Antonio, TX 3.2 mi
78237 San Antonio, TX 4.2 mi
78211 San Antonio, TX 4.4 mi
78252 San Antonio, TX 5.4 mi
78225 San Antonio, TX 5.8 mi
78054 Macdona, TX 5.9 mi
78238 San Antonio, TX 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78236?

78236 is in Jbsa Lackland, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.3859, -98.6225.

What county is 78236 in?

78236 lies in Bexar County.

What area code is 78236?

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

What time zone is 78236 in?

78236 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78236?

About 7,635 people live in ZIP code 78236, in 443 households, at 1,552.8 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 78236?

$69,219 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78236?

The closest are 78227 (1.1 mi), 78243 (2.1 mi), 78242 (2.6 mi), 78226 (3.2 mi) and 78237 (4.2 mi).

Is 78236 a PO Box ZIP code?

78236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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