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Where 78719 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.
- 🔢 Type 78719 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GILBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,719 = 223 × 353. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011001101111111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78718 (Austin, TX, 14 mi away) and 78720 (Austin, TX, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78719 becomes 91787, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17978, 18977, 79178, 79718, 79781, 87197, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98177 in Seattle, WA, 1,786 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
- 🎯671 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78719 and you would come out at 30.14°S, 82.33°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 19.8 square miles of land, 78719 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,796This ZIP1,796 |
|---|---|
| Households | 585This ZIP585 |
| Housing units | 657This ZIP657 |
| Median age | 45.5This ZIP45.5Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $56,202This ZIP$56,202Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $456,200This ZIP$456,200Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,656This ZIP$1,656Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.1%This ZIP16.1% |
| Mean commute | 34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min |
| Population density | 90.8 / sq miThis ZIP90.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 148This ZIP148 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 7,927This ZIP7,927 |
| Annual payroll | $531,332,000This ZIP$531,332,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 810This ZIP810 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $35,953,000This ZIP$35,953,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 19.77 sq miThis ZIP19.77 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 78719
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78719
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78744 | Austin, TX | 4.1 mi |
78617 | Del Valle, TX | 4.2 mi |
78747 | Austin, TX | 4.2 mi |
78741 | Austin, TX | 6.7 mi |
78742 | Austin, TX | 7.1 mi |
78725 | Austin, TX | 7.3 mi |
78745 | Austin, TX | 8.8 mi |
78702 | Austin, TX | 8.9 mi |
78704 | Austin, TX | 9.0 mi |
78748 | Austin, TX | 9.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78719?
78719 is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County, part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1397, -97.6726.
What county is 78719 in?
78719 lies in Travis County.
What area code is 78719?
Austin uses area codes 512 and 737, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78719 in?
78719 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78719?
About 1,796 people live in ZIP code 78719, in 585 households, at 90.8 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 78719?
$56,202 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 78719?
The closest are 78744 (4.1 mi), 78617 (4.2 mi), 78747 (4.2 mi), 78741 (6.7 mi) and 78742 (7.1 mi).
Is 78719 a PO Box ZIP code?
78719 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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