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78676

ZIP 78676 is Wimberley, Texas, mostly in Hays County; area codes 512 and 737; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hays +2 more
Population
15,822
Coordinates
30.0388, -98.1596
☼ Live from 78676 — Wimberley, TX

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Where 78676 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78676
  • 🔢 Type 78676 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLgBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,676 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 17 × 89. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001101010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78675 (Willow City, TX, 43 mi away) and 78677 (Wrightsboro, TX, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78676 becomes 67687, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (66778, 67867, 67876, 68767, 68776, 76678, …). The farthest-flung twin is 68776 in South Sioux City, NE, 863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯677 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78676 and you would come out at 30.04°S, 81.84°E — 1,466 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 167.8 square miles of land, 78676 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 127 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,822This ZIP15,822
Households7,005This ZIP7,005
Housing units7,576This ZIP7,576
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$87,344This ZIP$87,344Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$511,600This ZIP$511,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,589This ZIP$1,589Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%This ZIP51.3%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density94.3 / sq miThis ZIP94.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments531This ZIP531
Employees3,494This ZIP3,494
Annual payroll$143,922,000This ZIP$143,922,000
Tax returns filed7,510This ZIP7,510
Total adjusted gross income$983,971,000This ZIP$983,971,000

Land area

Land area167.85 sq miThis ZIP167.85 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Counties 78676 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hays County 92.5%
Blanco County 6.6%
Comal County 0.9%

Other place names in 78676

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ZIP codes near 78676

ZIPCityDistance
78623 Fischer, TX 6.7 mi
78619 Driftwood, TX 9.2 mi
78667 San Marcos, TX 9.4 mi
78133 Canyon Lake, TX 12.1 mi
78620 Dripping Springs, TX 13.0 mi
78666 San Marcos, TX 15.1 mi
78737 Austin, TX 15.4 mi
78070 Spring Branch, TX 18.0 mi
78606 Blanco, TX 18.1 mi
78739 Austin, TX 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78676?

78676 is in Wimberley, Texas, in Hays County, part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0388, -98.1596.

What county is 78676 in?

78676 spans 3 counties: Hays County, Blanco County and Comal 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 78676?

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

What time zone is 78676 in?

78676 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78676?

About 15,822 people live in ZIP code 78676, in 7,005 households, at 94.3 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 78676?

$87,344 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78676?

The closest are 78623 (6.7 mi), 78619 (9.2 mi), 78667 (9.4 mi), 78133 (12.1 mi) and 78620 (13 mi).

Is 78676 a PO Box ZIP code?

78676 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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