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78624

ZIP 78624 is Fredericksburg, Texas, mostly in Gillespie County; area code 830; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Gillespie +1 more
Metro area
Fredericksburg, TX
Population
23,741
Coordinates
30.2918, -98.8709
☼ Live from 78624 — Fredericksburg, TX

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Where 78624 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 78624
  • 🔢 Type 78624 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZgBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,624 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 13. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78623 (Fischer, TX, 45 mi away) and 78626 (Georgetown, TX, 79 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78624 becomes 42687, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24867, 26847, 27846, 27864, 28467, 28647, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27846 in Jamesville, NC, 1,324 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯659 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78624 and you would come out at 30.29°S, 81.13°E — 1,435 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 742.3 square miles of land, 78624 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 564 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,741This ZIP23,741
Households10,052This ZIP10,052
Housing units12,449This ZIP12,449
Median age50.5This ZIP50.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$75,237This ZIP$75,237Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$463,300This ZIP$463,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,342This ZIP$1,342Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.0%This ZIP38.0%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density32.0 / sq miThis ZIP32.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,099This ZIP1,099
Employees11,097This ZIP11,097
Annual payroll$502,682,000This ZIP$502,682,000
Tax returns filed12,150This ZIP12,150
Total adjusted gross income$1,564,860,000This ZIP$1,564,860,000

Land area

Land area742.33 sq miThis ZIP742.33 sq mi
Water area2.61 sq miThis ZIP2.61 sq mi

Counties 78624 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Gillespie County 91.3%
Kendall County 8.7%

Other place names in 78624

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

ZIP codes near 78624

ZIPCityDistance
78675 Willow City, TX 13.9 mi
78671 Stonewall, TX 15.2 mi
78635 Hye, TX 20.6 mi
78013 Comfort, TX 21.8 mi
78618 Doss, TX 22.6 mi
78074 Waring, TX 24.6 mi
78028 Kerrville, TX 24.9 mi
78631 Harper, TX 26.2 mi
78636 Johnson City, TX 26.7 mi
78010 Center Point, TX 28.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78624?

78624 is in Fredericksburg, Texas, in Gillespie County, part of the Fredericksburg, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2918, -98.8709.

What county is 78624 in?

78624 spans 2 counties: Gillespie County and Kendall County. Most of it falls in Gillespie 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 78624?

Fredericksburg uses area code 830, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78624 in?

78624 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78624?

About 23,741 people live in ZIP code 78624, in 10,052 households, at 32.0 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 78624?

$75,237 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78624?

The closest are 78675 (13.9 mi), 78671 (15.2 mi), 78635 (20.6 mi), 78013 (21.8 mi) and 78618 (22.6 mi).

Is 78624 a PO Box ZIP code?

78624 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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