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78759

ZIP 78759 is in Austin, Texas, mostly in Travis County; area codes 512 and 737; Central time. Austin has 74 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Travis +1 more
Population
43,182
Coordinates
30.4027, -97.7609
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Where 78759 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78759
  • 🔢 Type 78759 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSLBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,759 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 2917. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001110100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78758 (Austin, TX, 3 mi away) and 78760 (Austin, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78759 becomes 95787, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58779, 75789, 75798, 75978, 77598, 77859, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98577 in Raymond, WA, 1,778 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 76%.
  • 🎯653 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78759 and you would come out at 30.40°S, 82.24°E — 1,452 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 14.3 square miles of land, 78759 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,182This ZIP43,182
Households21,985This ZIP21,985
Housing units23,444This ZIP23,444
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$102,400This ZIP$102,400Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$674,000This ZIP$674,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,727This ZIP$1,727Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.6%This ZIP70.6%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density3,030.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,030.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,393This ZIP2,393
Employees55,784This ZIP55,784
Annual payroll$5,934,043,000This ZIP$5,934,043,000
Tax returns filed21,310This ZIP21,310
Total adjusted gross income$3,260,197,000This ZIP$3,260,197,000

Land area

Land area14.25 sq miThis ZIP14.25 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 78759 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Travis County 98.9%
Williamson County 1.1%

Other place names in 78759

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ZIP codes near 78759

ZIPCityDistance
78750 Austin, TX 3.1 mi
78727 Austin, TX 3.2 mi
78758 Austin, TX 3.4 mi
78729 Austin, TX 3.8 mi
78731 Austin, TX 3.8 mi
78757 Austin, TX 3.9 mi
78710 Austin, TX 4.4 mi
78726 Austin, TX 5.1 mi
73301 Austin, TX 5.3 mi
73344 Austin, TX 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78759?

78759 is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County, part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4027, -97.7609.

What county is 78759 in?

78759 spans 2 counties: Travis County and Williamson County. Most of it falls in Travis 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 78759?

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

What time zone is 78759 in?

78759 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78759?

About 43,182 people live in ZIP code 78759, in 21,985 households, at 3,030.3 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 78759?

$102,400 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78759?

The closest are 78750 (3.1 mi), 78727 (3.2 mi), 78758 (3.4 mi), 78729 (3.8 mi) and 78731 (3.8 mi).

Is 78759 a PO Box ZIP code?

78759 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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