| City: | Austin, Texas |
| County: | Travis County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:51:29 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 512 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 30.2669, -97.7428 |
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ZIP code 78716 exists as a PO Box-only designation within the greater Austin metro area, specifically serving the West Lake Hills corridor along Bee Caves Road. Unlike most ZIP codes, 78716 has no geographic territory of its own. It's a point location contained entirely within ZIP 78746.
This isn't a residential ZIP code. There are zero households and zero permanent residents. Instead, 78716 functions as a business and commercial mail hub. The post office maintains 501 PO Boxes and serves 678 business delivery points. That business count exceeds the box count because many businesses use the street address format with unit numbers on Bee Caves Road.
All 181 street-addressed ZIP+4 records point to a single location: Bee Caves Road. The records use UNIT designations, indicating this is likely a commercial complex or business center housing the post office. Businesses rent PO Boxes or use suite numbers at the street address.
The surrounding area includes the municipality of West Lake Hills and subdivisions like Old Tarlton Center, Plaza De Las Lomas, and Timberline Terrace. Residents of these neighborhoods receive mail through other ZIP codes (primarily 78746), while 78716 serves those who specifically want a dedicated Austin PO Box address for business correspondence.
All delivery points use the Bee Caves Road address with UNIT designations, indicating a single commercial complex housing the post office.
ZIP Code 78716 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 45 business establishments, employing about 713 people with an annual payroll of $51,364,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,174Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 45Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $14,430,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $51,364,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 713Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 78716 is located in Travis County, Texas, within the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 12420) and Texas's 37th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,716,289 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 78716. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 12420Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,716,289Source: Census |
| MSA: | Austin-San Marcos, TX MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 37Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 0 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4805000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Austin city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 78716 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 March 1, 2026.