78216 ZIP Code, San Antonio, TX
78216 is a ZIP code in San Antonio, Texas in Bexar County. It covers 14 square miles of land, centered about 7.9 miles north of downtown San Antonio. The closest ZIP codes are 78213, 78232 and 78209. 41,180 people live here in 19,458 households. At about 2,927 people per square mile it has suburban density, and most households rent (35% own). Median household income is $59,110, below the Texas median of $78,476; 22% of residents moved in during the past year.
Quick facts
- Mailing city: San Antonio, TX
- County: Bexar County
- Metro area: San Antonio
- Land area: 14 sq mi
- Population: 41,180
- Median household income: $59,110
- Carrier routes: 32 (20,312 homes)
Key figures
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Residents | 41,180 |
| Households | 19,458 |
| Median household income | $59,110 |
| Income per person | $40,120 |
| Median age | 37.8 |
| Homeowners | 35.2% |
| Median home value | $310,700 |
| Median rent | $1,234 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.9% |
| Average commute (minutes) | 22.4 |
| Households with kids under 18 | 21.0% |
| Moved in the past year | 22.2% |
| Below the poverty line | 17.3% |
| Broadband internet | 91.5% |
| Speak a non-English language at home | 33.6% |
Household income
| % of households | Value |
|---|---|
| <$10K | 7.0% |
| $10–15K | 4.0% |
| $15–25K | 8.0% |
| $25–35K | 10.8% |
| $35–50K | 12.9% |
| $50–75K | 20.2% |
| $75–100K | 11.1% |
| $100–150K | 12.4% |
| $150–200K | 6.7% |
| $200K+ | 6.9% |
Age
| % of all residents | Value |
|---|---|
| <10 | 8.3% |
| 10–19 | 11.2% |
| 20–24 | 10.3% |
| 25–34 | 16.1% |
| 35–44 | 15.0% |
| 45–54 | 13.2% |
| 55–64 | 11.5% |
| 65–74 | 8.1% |
| 75+ | 6.3% |
Tenure
| % of housing units | Value |
|---|---|
| Owned, with mortgage | 16.4% |
| Owned outright | 15.0% |
| Rented | 57.0% |
| Vacant | 11.6% |
Type of building
| % of housing units | Value |
|---|---|
| Detached house | 35.8% |
| Townhome | 1.6% |
| 2–4 units | 8.9% |
| 5–19 units | 39.5% |
| 20+ units | 14.1% |
| Mobile / other | 0.2% |
Businesses in 78216
2,951 business establishments with 57,443 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 427
- Retail Trade: 424
- Accommodation and Food Services: 261
- Health Care and Social Assistance: 258
- Construction: 244
- Finance and Insurance: 239
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 210
- Other Services (except Public Administration): 186
EDDM carrier routes
78216 has 32 USPS carrier routes with 20,312 residential and 3,558 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.
Carrier routes in 78216
78216 has 32 USPS carrier routes (32 city (C)) with 20,312 residential and 3,558 business mailboxes. Routes range from 155 homes (C018) to 1,518 homes (C063); the median route has 536 homes. The Census counted 19,458 households in 78216 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.
| Homes per route | Routes |
|---|---|
| 1–249 | 2 |
| 250–499 | 11 |
| 500–749 | 9 |
| 750–999 | 6 |
| 1,000–1,499 | 3 |
| 1,500+ | 1 |
Best routes in 78216 for…
Highest income
For bigger-ticket offers: remodeling, pools, financial planning, private schools.
- Route C037 — Est. median household income $176,032, 535 homes
- Route C055 — Est. median household income $117,081, 462 homes
- Route C062 — Est. median household income $113,214, 536 homes
- Route C047 — Est. median household income $105,931, 424 homes
- Route C060 — Est. median household income $105,523, 694 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 C048 — Est. families with children under 18 35.0%, 859 homes
- Route C060 — Est. families with children under 18 34.9%, 694 homes
- Route C019 — Est. families with children under 18 34.7%, 535 homes
- Route C044 — Est. families with children under 18 32.9%, 356 homes
- Route C043 — Est. families with children under 18 32.2%, 312 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 C037 — Est. owner-occupied homes 88.8%, 535 homes
- Route C029 — Est. owner-occupied homes 84.1%, 437 homes
- Route C065 — Est. owner-occupied homes 71.3%, 489 homes
- Route C061 — Est. owner-occupied homes 70.4%, 558 homes
- Route C019 — Est. owner-occupied homes 66.2%, 535 homes
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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 C019 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 31.6%, 535 homes
- Route C053 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 30.3%, 1,407 homes
- Route C055 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 28.7%, 462 homes
- Route C046 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 27.6%, 934 homes
- Route C065 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 27.3%, 489 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 C055 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 20.9%, 462 homes
- Route C034 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 13.6%, 878 homes
- Route C062 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 8.2%, 536 homes
- Route C056 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 7.7%, 940 homes
- Route C037 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 4.4%, 535 homes
Select these 5 routes on the route map
Most businesses
For B2B offers: office supplies, cleaning, IT, catering and commercial services.
- Route C051 — USPS business mailboxes 301, 159 homes
- Route C060 — USPS business mailboxes 254, 694 homes
- Route C031 — USPS business mailboxes 248, 292 homes
- Route C047 — USPS business mailboxes 246, 424 homes
- Route C028 — USPS business mailboxes 219, 565 homes
Select these 5 routes on the route map
Every carrier route in 78216
| Route | Type | Homes | Businesses | Est. median income | Est. owners | Est. families with kids | Est. moved in past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C016 | City | 1,034 | 59 | $85,912 | 46.0% | 31.5% | 17.9% |
| C018 | City | 155 | 213 | $98,142 | 69.9% | 16.8% | 7.8% |
| C019 | City | 535 | 0 | $83,746 | 66.2% | 34.7% | 31.6% |
| C021 | City | 377 | 7 | $49,326 | 58.9% | 13.2% | 26.4% |
| C028 | City | 565 | 219 | $51,747 | 59.6% | 27.4% | 5.3% |
| C029 | City | 437 | 36 | $43,634 | 84.1% | 10.1% | 19.3% |
| C031 | City | 292 | 248 | $71,396 | 65.4% | 30.6% | 8.1% |
| C034 | City | 878 | 80 | $66,843 | 29.8% | 20.1% | 24.0% |
| C036 | City | 910 | 52 | $82,706 | 55.7% | 21.4% | 8.3% |
| C037 | City | 535 | 16 | $176,032 | 88.8% | 19.0% | 8.9% |
| C038 | City | 620 | 2 | $89,602 | 64.2% | 28.1% | 24.8% |
| C041 | City | 535 | 193 | $53,416 | 28.3% | 12.9% | 17.4% |
| C043 | City | 312 | 178 | $78,421 | 52.1% | 32.2% | 22.0% |
| C044 | City | 356 | 104 | $39,129 | 39.2% | 32.9% | 16.4% |
| C045 | City | 291 | 188 | $52,668 | 61.9% | 17.0% | 11.4% |
| C046 | City | 934 | 122 | $35,791 | 21.7% | 21.2% | 27.6% |
| C047 | City | 424 | 246 | $105,931 | 58.5% | 29.9% | 6.3% |
| C048 | City | 859 | 47 | $65,679 | 37.0% | 35.0% | 17.9% |
| C051 | City | 159 | 301 | $93,573 | 56.5% | 29.7% | 7.7% |
| C052 | City | 472 | 150 | $54,588 | 26.5% | 6.5% | 18.7% |
| C053 | City | 1,407 | 86 | $36,652 | 10.2% | 17.2% | 30.3% |
| C054 | City | 575 | 68 | $66,998 | 56.1% | 11.8% | 19.3% |
| C055 | City | 462 | 42 | $117,081 | 62.3% | 17.7% | 28.7% |
| C056 | City | 940 | 99 | $75,558 | 46.4% | 23.8% | 16.7% |
| C057 | City | 891 | 191 | $33,735 | 14.7% | 15.5% | 21.5% |
| C060 | City | 694 | 254 | $105,523 | 49.0% | 34.9% | 7.3% |
| C061 | City | 558 | 125 | $78,768 | 70.4% | 15.9% | 8.3% |
| C062 | City | 536 | 25 | $113,214 | 62.4% | 19.9% | 18.9% |
| C063 | City | 1,518 | 19 | $55,627 | 25.6% | 19.7% | 24.2% |
| C065 | City | 489 | 39 | $92,816 | 71.3% | 29.6% | 27.3% |
| C066 | City | 1,182 | 2 | $67,908 | 31.8% | 24.3% | 20.5% |
| C068 | City | 380 | 147 | $63,584 | 45.1% | 24.2% | 11.3% |
Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 78216 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
- 78213 — San Antonio city, TX (2.5 mi)
- 78232 — San Antonio city, TX (3.7 mi)
- 78209 — San Antonio city, TX (4 mi)
- 78230 — San Antonio city, TX (4 mi)
- 78248 — San Antonio city, TX (4.1 mi)
- 78231 — Shavano Park city, TX (4.2 mi)
- 78217 — San Antonio city, TX (4.3 mi)
- 78212 — San Antonio city, TX (5.1 mi)
Areas that include 78216
- San Antonio, TX ZIP codes — 64 ZIP codes
- Bexar County ZIP codes — 76 ZIP codes
- San Antonio ZIP code map — 121 ZIP codes
- Texas ZIP code data
Where it ranks
- No. 15 of 104: highest share of residents who moved in during the past year in the San Antonio area
- No. 15 of 74: highest share of residents who moved in during the past year in Bexar County
- No. 14 of 63: highest share of residents who moved in during the past year in San Antonio, TX
Mail every home in 78216
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ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 78216, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
Frequently asked questions
- What city is 78216 in?
- 78216 is a San Antonio, TX mailing address. By land area, 99% lies inside San Antonio and 1% lies inside Castle Hills.
- What county is 78216 in?
- 78216 is in Bexar County.
- What is the population of 78216?
- About 41,180 people (±2,380), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 40,172.
- What is the median household income in 78216?
- $59,110 (±$5,085), 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 78216?
- 32 USPS carrier routes with 20,312 residential and 3,558 business mailboxes (23,852 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
- What ZIP codes are near 78216?
- The closest, measured center to center: 78213 (2.5 mi, San Antonio), 78232 (3.7 mi, San Antonio), 78209 (4 mi, San Antonio), 78230 (4 mi, San Antonio), 78248 (4.1 mi, San Antonio) and 78231 (4.2 mi, Shavano Park).
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