78132 ZIP Code, New Braunfels, TX
78132 is a ZIP code in New Braunfels, Texas in Comal County. It covers 179 square miles of land, centered about 29 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. The closest ZIP codes are 78130, 78133 and 78266. 40,953 people live here in 14,736 households. With about 228 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (88%). Median household income is $135,315, well above the Texas median of $78,476.
Quick facts
- Mailing city: New Braunfels, TX
- County: Comal County
- Metro area: San Antonio
- Land area: 179 sq mi
- Population: 40,953
- Median household income: $135,315
- Carrier routes: 30 (20,815 homes)
Key figures
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Residents | 40,953 |
| Households | 14,736 |
| Median household income | $135,315 |
| Income per person | $62,353 |
| Median age | 43.7 |
| Homeowners | 87.5% |
| Median home value | $620,300 |
| Median rent | $1,670 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 54.3% |
| Average commute (minutes) | 31.5 |
| Households with kids under 18 | 33.7% |
| Moved in the past year | 10.3% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% |
| Broadband internet | 97.6% |
| Speak a non-English language at home | 12.0% |
Household income
| % of households | Value |
|---|---|
| <$10K | 2.8% |
| $10–15K | 0.5% |
| $15–25K | 2.0% |
| $25–35K | 2.1% |
| $35–50K | 3.6% |
| $50–75K | 10.7% |
| $75–100K | 11.0% |
| $100–150K | 23.5% |
| $150–200K | 15.7% |
| $200K+ | 28.3% |
Age
| % of all residents | Value |
|---|---|
| <10 | 11.9% |
| 10–19 | 14.8% |
| 20–24 | 4.4% |
| 25–34 | 7.2% |
| 35–44 | 13.8% |
| 45–54 | 14.2% |
| 55–64 | 13.9% |
| 65–74 | 14.3% |
| 75+ | 5.5% |
Tenure
| % of housing units | Value |
|---|---|
| Owned, with mortgage | 52.2% |
| Owned outright | 31.5% |
| Rented | 11.8% |
| Vacant | 4.5% |
Type of building
| % of housing units | Value |
|---|---|
| Detached house | 84.3% |
| Townhome | 0.8% |
| 2–4 units | 0.9% |
| 5–19 units | 4.9% |
| 20+ units | 3.7% |
| Mobile / other | 5.5% |
Businesses in 78132
925 business establishments with 11,357 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).
- Construction: 142
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 115
- Health Care and Social Assistance: 85
- Other Services (except Public Administration): 81
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 73
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 72
- Finance and Insurance: 56
- Retail Trade: 55
EDDM carrier routes
78132 has 30 USPS carrier routes with 20,815 residential and 681 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.
Carrier routes in 78132
78132 has 30 USPS carrier routes (26 rural (R), 4 highway contract (H)) with 20,815 residential and 681 business mailboxes. Routes range from 245 homes (R056) to 1,256 homes (R049); the median route has 650 homes. The Census counted 14,736 households in 78132 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.
| Homes per route | Routes |
|---|---|
| 1–249 | 1 |
| 250–499 | 2 |
| 500–749 | 16 |
| 750–999 | 8 |
| 1,000–1,499 | 3 |
| 1,500+ | 0 |
Best routes in 78132 for…
Highest income
For bigger-ticket offers: remodeling, pools, financial planning, private schools.
- Route H005 — Est. median household income $194,999, 603 homes
- Route R010 — Est. median household income $193,175, 496 homes
- Route R027 — Est. median household income $177,733, 641 homes
- Route H008 — Est. median household income $176,802, 576 homes
- Route R012 — Est. median household income $169,801, 505 homes
Select these 5 routes on the route map
Often mailed by: Home services EDDM, Real estate EDDM postcards, Landscaping and lawn care mailers
Most families with kids
For tutoring, youth sports, pediatric dental, child care and family dining.
- Route R027 — Est. families with children under 18 45.2%, 641 homes
- Route H005 — Est. families with children under 18 43.7%, 603 homes
- Route R053 — Est. families with children under 18 42.1%, 1,107 homes
- Route R039 — Est. families with children under 18 38.3%, 746 homes
- Route R020 — Est. families with children under 18 37.3%, 786 homes
Select these 5 routes on the route map
Often mailed by: Dental practice EDDM, Healthcare and clinic mailers
Most homeowners
Owners decide on roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance; renters usually can't.
- Route R027 — Est. owner-occupied homes 100.0%, 641 homes
- Route R010 — Est. owner-occupied homes 100.0%, 496 homes
- Route H008 — Est. owner-occupied homes 99.4%, 576 homes
- Route R012 — Est. owner-occupied homes 98.9%, 505 homes
- Route R039 — Est. owner-occupied homes 98.2%, 746 homes
Select these 5 routes on the route map
Often mailed by: Roofing direct mail, HVAC postcards
Most new movers
New residents are still choosing a dentist, a gym and a lawn service.
- Route R056 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 17.2%, 245 homes
- Route R029 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 16.2%, 836 homes
- Route R046 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 15.6%, 659 homes
- Route R027 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 14.8%, 641 homes
- Route R036 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 14.1%, 1,047 homes
Select these 5 routes on the route map
Often mailed by: Restaurant EDDM menus and offers, Gym and fitness mailers
Newest homes
Newer subdivisions: landscaping, window treatments, fencing, security, home warranties.
- Route R027 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 82.7%, 641 homes
- Route R039 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 70.8%, 746 homes
- Route R053 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 68.9%, 1,107 homes
- Route H008 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 68.8%, 576 homes
- Route H005 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 67.9%, 603 homes
Select these 5 routes on the route map
Most businesses
For B2B offers: office supplies, cleaning, IT, catering and commercial services.
- Route R029 — USPS business mailboxes 117, 836 homes
- Route R043 — USPS business mailboxes 114, 569 homes
- Route R036 — USPS business mailboxes 78, 1,047 homes
- Route R006 — USPS business mailboxes 74, 670 homes
- Route H003 — USPS business mailboxes 55, 553 homes
Select these 5 routes on the route map
Every carrier route in 78132
| Route | Type | Homes | Businesses | Est. median income | Est. owners | Est. families with kids | Est. moved in past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H003 | Highway contract | 553 | 55 | $106,560 | 84.3% | 28.3% | 13.1% |
| H005 | Highway contract | 603 | 5 | $194,999 | 97.4% | 43.7% | 5.8% |
| H008 | Highway contract | 576 | 1 | $176,802 | 99.4% | 23.5% | 9.3% |
| H009 | Highway contract | 399 | 3 | $97,704 | 95.0% | 30.7% | 3.6% |
| R006 | Rural | 670 | 74 | $115,251 | 90.2% | 26.6% | 5.7% |
| R008 | Rural | 507 | 0 | $156,513 | 94.8% | 26.2% | 4.5% |
| R010 | Rural | 496 | 0 | $193,175 | 100.0% | 23.0% | 10.7% |
| R012 | Rural | 505 | 19 | $169,801 | 98.9% | 32.4% | 12.0% |
| R014 | Rural | 546 | 10 | $142,212 | 93.3% | 33.6% | 7.7% |
| R019 | Rural | 608 | 1 | $130,106 | 83.3% | 22.5% | 13.2% |
| R020 | Rural | 786 | 11 | $138,452 | 93.4% | 37.3% | 4.4% |
| R023 | Rural | 624 | 6 | $152,812 | 91.2% | 36.8% | 7.3% |
| R024 | Rural | 791 | 46 | $102,431 | 76.8% | 34.0% | 13.0% |
| R025 | Rural | 899 | 2 | $145,236 | 94.7% | 36.4% | 7.7% |
| R027 | Rural | 641 | 2 | $177,733 | 100.0% | 45.2% | 14.8% |
| R029 | Rural | 836 | 117 | $98,128 | 64.5% | 30.8% | 16.2% |
| R031 | Rural | 511 | 10 | $153,506 | 90.3% | 29.9% | 10.0% |
| R033 | Rural | 685 | 19 | $151,574 | 97.1% | 34.4% | 9.8% |
| R035 | Rural | 840 | 14 | $144,388 | 90.9% | 28.8% | 9.8% |
| R036 | Rural | 1,047 | 78 | $110,424 | 58.3% | 29.2% | 14.1% |
| R039 | Rural | 746 | 33 | $163,500 | 98.2% | 38.3% | 13.1% |
| R040 | Rural | 501 | 18 | $150,814 | 91.7% | 32.8% | 7.1% |
| R042 | Rural | 847 | 4 | $136,713 | 91.5% | 36.9% | 4.9% |
| R043 | Rural | 569 | 114 | $115,697 | 76.1% | 32.1% | 8.7% |
| R046 | Rural | 659 | 6 | $135,056 | 89.0% | 36.8% | 15.6% |
| R047 | Rural | 782 | 2 | $134,064 | 82.6% | 33.0% | 12.0% |
| R049 | Rural | 1,256 | 27 | $118,615 | 81.6% | 29.9% | 11.4% |
| R051 | Rural | 980 | 2 | $152,032 | 92.8% | 34.7% | 6.1% |
| R053 | Rural | 1,107 | 1 | $162,591 | 97.4% | 42.1% | 11.1% |
| R056 | Rural | 245 | 1 | $108,106 | 49.4% | 27.1% | 17.2% |
Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 78132 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
- 78130 — New Braunfels city, TX (8.6 mi)
- 78133 — Canyon Lake CDP, TX (9.4 mi)
- 78266 — Garden Ridge city, TX (11.6 mi)
- 78108 — Cibolo city, TX (13.1 mi)
- 78261 — San Antonio city, TX (13.6 mi)
- 78623 — Canyon Lake CDP, TX (13.7 mi)
- 78123 — McQueeney CDP, TX (14 mi)
- 78124 — Zuehl CDP, TX (14.2 mi)
Areas that include 78132
- New Braunfels, TX ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
- Schertz, TX ZIP codes — 3 ZIP codes
- Canyon Lake, TX ZIP codes — 4 ZIP codes
- Comal County ZIP codes — 9 ZIP codes
- San Antonio ZIP code map — 121 ZIP codes
- Texas ZIP code data
Where it ranks
- No. 7 of 104: highest median household income in the San Antonio area
- No. 2 of 101: highest median home value in the San Antonio area
- No. 15 of 104: highest share of owner-occupied homes in the San Antonio area
- No. 17 of 104: highest median age in the San Antonio area
- No. 14 of 104: fastest population growth in the San Antonio area
- No. 4 of 9: highest median household income in Comal County
- No. 1 of 9: highest median home value in Comal County
- No. 4 of 9: highest share of households with children in Comal County
- No. 5 of 9: lowest median age in Comal County
- No. 5 of 9: highest median age in Comal County
- No. 5 of 9: fastest population growth in Comal County
Mail every home in 78132
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) 78132, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
Frequently asked questions
- What city is 78132 in?
- 78132 is a New Braunfels, TX mailing address. By land area, 17% lies inside Canyon Lake, 5% lies inside New Braunfels and 2% lies inside Schertz; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
- What county is 78132 in?
- 78132 is in Comal County.
- What is the population of 78132?
- About 40,953 people (±2,002), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 37,475.
- What is the median household income in 78132?
- $135,315 (±$7,776), 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 78132?
- 30 USPS carrier routes with 20,815 residential and 681 business mailboxes (21,503 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
- What ZIP codes are near 78132?
- The closest, measured center to center: 78130 (8.6 mi, New Braunfels), 78133 (9.4 mi, Canyon Lake), 78266 (11.6 mi, Garden Ridge), 78108 (13.1 mi, Cibolo), 78261 (13.6 mi, San Antonio) and 78623 (13.7 mi, Canyon Lake).
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