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78266

ZIP 78266 is in San Antonio, Texas, mostly in Comal County; area codes 210 and 726; Central time. San Antonio has 83 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Comal +1 more
Population
7,338
Coordinates
29.6505, -98.3384
☼ Live from 78266 — San Antonio, TX

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Where 78266 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78266
  • 🔢 Type 78266 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggZBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,266 = 2 × 39133. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000110111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78265 (San Antonio, TX, 16 mi away) and 78268 (San Antonio, TX, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78266 becomes 66287, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26678, 27668, 27866, 28667, 28676, 28766, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27866 in Pleasant Hill, NC, 1,292 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯703 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78266 and you would come out at 29.65°S, 81.66°E — 1,488 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 14m.
  • 📏 At 39.7 square miles of land, 78266 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,338This ZIP7,338
Households2,651This ZIP2,651
Housing units2,796This ZIP2,796
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$146,792This ZIP$146,792Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$586,600This ZIP$586,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,306This ZIP$2,306Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.1%This ZIP60.1%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density184.9 / sq miThis ZIP184.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments288This ZIP288
Employees4,146This ZIP4,146
Annual payroll$217,716,000This ZIP$217,716,000
Tax returns filed4,180This ZIP4,180
Total adjusted gross income$616,154,000This ZIP$616,154,000

Land area

Land area39.68 sq miThis ZIP39.68 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Counties 78266 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Comal County 80.4%
Bexar County 19.6%

Other place names in 78266

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ZIP codes near 78266

ZIPCityDistance
78261 San Antonio, TX 4.7 mi
78259 San Antonio, TX 5.3 mi
78247 San Antonio, TX 6.4 mi
78233 San Antonio, TX 6.8 mi
78148 Universal City, TX 7.8 mi
78154 Schertz, TX 8.5 mi
78150 Jbsa Randolph, TX 8.5 mi
78217 San Antonio, TX 9.1 mi
78108 Cibolo, TX 9.1 mi
78258 San Antonio, TX 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78266?

78266 is in San Antonio, Texas, in Comal County, part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6505, -98.3384.

What county is 78266 in?

78266 spans 2 counties: Comal County and Bexar County. Most of it falls in Comal County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 78266?

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

What time zone is 78266 in?

78266 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78266?

About 7,338 people live in ZIP code 78266, in 2,651 households, at 184.9 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 78266?

$146,792 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78266?

The closest are 78261 (4.7 mi), 78259 (5.3 mi), 78247 (6.4 mi), 78233 (6.8 mi) and 78148 (7.8 mi).

Is 78266 a PO Box ZIP code?

78266 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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