| City: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Names to Avoid: | United Service Auto Assc |
| County: | Bexar County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:48:25 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 210 / 726 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 29.4239, -98.4935 |
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USAA (United Services Automobile Association), founded on June 20, 1922, by 25 United States Army officers at the Gunter Hotel in downtown San Antonio, operates under dedicated ZIP code 78288. The officers created this mutual self-insurance organization when they were unable to secure affordable auto coverage due to their perceived high-risk status as military personnel frequently relocating. Major William H. Garrison served as the first president, and the association expanded in 1924 to include officers from all U.S. military branches.
The 0.36-square-mile postal boundary encompasses USAA's corporate headquarters in San Antonio's Northwest Side neighborhood, centered on its 286-acre campus at 9800 Fredericksburg Road. USAA opened this facility in 1976 and reached $1 billion in assets by 1977. Postal records show 10 delivery codes routing correspondence to 6 named buildings across multiple streets including Northwest, Interstate 10, McDermott, and Fredericksburg Road, reflecting the sprawling corporate campus.
USAA Federal Savings Bank operates from this location alongside the main insurance operations. Census County Business Patterns reports 26 establishments and 20,762 employees within this ZIP code, making USAA the largest private employer in San Antonio. The company maintains about 19,000 of its 37,000 total U.S. employees at this headquarters location. Census demographic data is not available for this commercial designation. San Antonio is the valid mailing city, and the ZIP falls within Texas Congressional District 21.
| Establishments: | 26 |
| Employment: | 20,762 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 2 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 78288 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 26 business establishments, employing about 22,342 people with an annual payroll of $2,735,906,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 2 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 2Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 2Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 26Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,108,079,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $2,735,906,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 22,342Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 78288 is located in Bexar County, Texas, within the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 41700) and Texas's 21st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,142,508 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 78288. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 41700Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 2,142,508Source: Census |
| MSA: | San Antonio, TX MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 21Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 5920.89 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4865000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | San Antonio city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 78288 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.