ZIP Code 78242

78242 is one of Texas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in San Antonio, Bexar County.

City: San Antonio
County: Bexar County
State: Texas
Prefix: 782xx

Where this code sits

78242 is part of the 782xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. San Antonio is served by 83 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the San Antonio page.

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Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 78242 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 78242

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 78242.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 78252	2.2 mi	San Antonio, TX
ZIP code 78211	2.8 mi	San Antonio, TX
ZIP code 78227	4.1 mi	San Antonio, TX
ZIP code 78224	4.4 mi	San Antonio, TX
ZIP code 78226	4.6 mi	San Antonio, TX
ZIP code 78054	5.1 mi	Macdona, TX
ZIP code 78237	5.6 mi	San Antonio, TX
ZIP code 78225	5.8 mi	San Antonio, TX

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 78242, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 78242. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.