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78610

ZIP 78610 is Buda, Texas, mostly in Hays County; area codes 737 and 512; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hays +2 more
Population
48,319
Coordinates
30.0795, -97.8410
☼ Live from 78610 — Buda, TX

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Where 78610 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78610
  • 🔢 Type 78610 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIgBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,610 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 1123. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78609 (Buchanan Dam, TX, 59 mi away) and 78611 (Burnet, TX, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78610 becomes 01687, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01867, 01876, 06781, 06817, 16870, 17068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01867 in Reading, MA, 1,709 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯675 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78610 and you would come out at 30.08°S, 82.16°E — 1,471 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 96.9 square miles of land, 78610 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,319This ZIP48,319
Households17,640This ZIP17,640
Housing units18,007This ZIP18,007
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$119,698This ZIP$119,698Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$408,000This ZIP$408,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,867This ZIP$1,867Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%This ZIP42.5%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density498.8 / sq miThis ZIP498.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,004This ZIP1,004
Employees13,904This ZIP13,904
Annual payroll$734,605,000This ZIP$734,605,000
Tax returns filed23,020This ZIP23,020
Total adjusted gross income$2,179,026,000This ZIP$2,179,026,000

Land area

Land area96.88 sq miThis ZIP96.88 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Counties 78610 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Hays County 71.4%
Travis County 26.2%
Caldwell County 2.4%

Other place names in 78610

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 78610

ZIPCityDistance
78652 Manchaca, TX 4.0 mi
78748 Austin, TX 5.7 mi
78640 Kyle, TX 6.0 mi
78747 Austin, TX 6.7 mi
78739 Austin, TX 7.3 mi
78745 Austin, TX 9.2 mi
78749 Austin, TX 9.5 mi
78737 Austin, TX 9.7 mi
78744 Austin, TX 9.7 mi
78667 San Marcos, TX 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78610?

78610 is in Buda, Texas, in Hays County, part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0795, -97.8410.

What county is 78610 in?

78610 spans 3 counties: Hays County, Travis County and Caldwell County. Most of it falls in Hays 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 78610?

Buda uses area codes 737 and 512, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78610 in?

78610 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78610?

About 48,319 people live in ZIP code 78610, in 17,640 households, at 498.8 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 78610?

$119,698 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78610?

The closest are 78652 (4 mi), 78748 (5.7 mi), 78640 (6 mi), 78747 (6.7 mi) and 78739 (7.3 mi).

Is 78610 a PO Box ZIP code?

78610 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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