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78244

ZIP 78244 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
38,092
Coordinates
29.4777, -98.3511
☼ Live from 78244 — San Antonio, TX

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Where 78244 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78244
  • 🔢 Type 78244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,244 = 2 × 2 × 31 × 631. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000110100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78243 (San Antonio, TX, 16 mi away) and 78245 (San Antonio, TX, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78244 becomes 44287 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Salem, OH, 1,208 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24487, 24847, 24874, 27844, 28447, 28744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48742 in Lincoln, MI, 1,331 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯715 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78244 and you would come out at 29.48°S, 81.65°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 7.5 square miles of land, 78244 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,092This ZIP38,092
Households12,387This ZIP12,387
Housing units13,033This ZIP13,033
Median age32.6This ZIP32.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$71,128This ZIP$71,128Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$216,300This ZIP$216,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,573This ZIP$1,573Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density5,047.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,047.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments252This ZIP252
Employees6,002This ZIP6,002
Annual payroll$253,567,000This ZIP$253,567,000
Tax returns filed17,120This ZIP17,120
Total adjusted gross income$824,904,000This ZIP$824,904,000

Land area

Land area7.55 sq miThis ZIP7.55 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 78244

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ZIP codes near 78244

ZIPCityDistance
78239 San Antonio, TX 2.7 mi
78218 San Antonio, TX 3.0 mi
78219 San Antonio, TX 3.3 mi
78109 Converse, TX 3.5 mi
78220 San Antonio, TX 5.3 mi
78234 Jbsa Ft Sam Houston, TX 5.4 mi
78233 San Antonio, TX 5.4 mi
78148 Universal City, TX 5.6 mi
78150 Jbsa Randolph, TX 5.9 mi
78217 San Antonio, TX 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78244?

78244 is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.4777, -98.3511.

What county is 78244 in?

78244 lies in Bexar County.

What area code is 78244?

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

What time zone is 78244 in?

78244 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78244?

About 38,092 people live in ZIP code 78244, in 12,387 households, at 5,047.3 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 78244?

$71,128 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78244?

The closest are 78239 (2.7 mi), 78218 (3 mi), 78219 (3.3 mi), 78109 (3.5 mi) and 78220 (5.3 mi).

Is 78244 a PO Box ZIP code?

78244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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