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78247

ZIP 78247 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
51,933
Coordinates
29.5814, -98.4088
☼ Live from 78247 — San Antonio, TX

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Where 78247 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78247
  • 🔢 Type 78247 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhZBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,247 = 13 × 13 × 463. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000110100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78246 (San Antonio, TX, 10 mi away) and 78248 (San Antonio, TX, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78247 becomes 74287, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27847, 27874, 28747, 28774, 47728, 47872, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27847 in Kelford, NC, 1,309 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯708 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78247 and you would come out at 29.58°S, 81.59°E — 1,491 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 15m.
  • 📏 At 14.6 square miles of land, 78247 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,933This ZIP51,933
Households19,615This ZIP19,615
Housing units20,359This ZIP20,359
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$91,013This ZIP$91,013Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$275,500This ZIP$275,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,563This ZIP$1,563Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%This ZIP39.5%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density3,565.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,565.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments907This ZIP907
Employees16,760This ZIP16,760
Annual payroll$904,099,000This ZIP$904,099,000
Tax returns filed24,700This ZIP24,700
Total adjusted gross income$1,684,021,000This ZIP$1,684,021,000

Land area

Land area14.56 sq miThis ZIP14.56 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 78247

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ZIP codes near 78247

ZIPCityDistance
78217 San Antonio, TX 2.9 mi
78259 San Antonio, TX 3.1 mi
78233 San Antonio, TX 3.2 mi
78232 San Antonio, TX 4.1 mi
78239 San Antonio, TX 5.3 mi
78216 San Antonio, TX 5.8 mi
78218 San Antonio, TX 6.0 mi
78258 San Antonio, TX 6.1 mi
78266 San Antonio, TX 6.4 mi
78209 San Antonio, TX 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78247?

78247 is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.5814, -98.4088.

What county is 78247 in?

78247 lies in Bexar County.

What area code is 78247?

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

What time zone is 78247 in?

78247 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78247?

About 51,933 people live in ZIP code 78247, in 19,615 households, at 3,565.8 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 78247?

$91,013 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78247?

The closest are 78217 (2.9 mi), 78259 (3.1 mi), 78233 (3.2 mi), 78232 (4.1 mi) and 78239 (5.3 mi).

Is 78247 a PO Box ZIP code?

78247 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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