78012 ZIP Code, Christine, TX

78012 is a ZIP code in Christine, Texas in Atascosa County. It covers 25 square miles of land, centered about 45 miles south of downtown San Antonio. The closest ZIP codes are 78026, 78064 and 78008. 328 people live here in 112 households, fewer than in most Texas ZIP codes. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (74%). Median household income is $43,571, well below the Texas median of $78,476.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents328
Households112
Median household income$43,571
Income per person$18,277
Median age33.5
Homeowners74.1%
Median home value$107,300
Median rentnot published
Bachelor's degree or higher1.6%
Average commute (minutes)41.2
Households with kids under 1836.6%
Moved in the past year5.5%
Below the poverty line16.8%
Broadband internet89.3%
Speak a non-English language at home62.5%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K30.4%
$10–15K0.0%
$15–25K7.1%
$25–35K8.9%
$35–50K17.0%
$50–75K19.6%
$75–100K10.7%
$100–150K3.6%
$150–200K2.7%
$200K+0.0%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1010.4%
10–1924.7%
20–249.5%
25–346.7%
35–448.5%
45–5417.1%
55–649.4%
65–749.5%
75+4.3%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage14.0%
Owned outright38.4%
Rented16.9%
Vacant30.8%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house59.4%
Townhome0.0%
2–4 units0.0%
5–19 units0.0%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other40.6%

Businesses in 78012

6 business establishments with 492 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

78012 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 5 residential and 0 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 78012

78012 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 highway contract (H)) with 5 residential and 0 business mailboxes. Routes range from 5 homes (H067) to 5 homes (H067); the median route has 5 homes. The Census counted 112 households in 78012 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4990
500–7490
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Every carrier route in 78012

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
H067Highway contract50$42,82667.3%37.2%2.0%

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 78012 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

Areas that include 78012

Mail every home in 78012

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 78012, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 78012 in?
78012 is a Christine, TX mailing address. By land area, 7% lies inside Christine; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 78012 in?
78012 is in Atascosa County.
What is the population of 78012?
About 328 people (±164), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 373.
What is the median household income in 78012?
$43,571 (±$26,041), compared with $78,476 for Texas as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 78012?
1 USPS carrier routes with 5 residential and 0 business mailboxes (5 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 78012?
The closest, measured center to center: 78026 (6.6 mi, Jourdanton), 78064 (10.7 mi, Pleasanton), 78008 (12.1 mi), 78062 (15.3 mi), 78011 (16.8 mi, Charlotte) and 78075 (16.8 mi).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.