| City: | Austin, Texas |
| Names to Avoid: | Tx Workforce Commission |
| County: | Travis County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:52:07 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 512 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 30.2667, -97.7428 |
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The Texas Workforce Commission, founded in 1995 and headquartered in Downtown Austin, operates under dedicated ZIP code 78778 for correspondence processing in Travis County. TWC's roots trace back to 1936 when the Texas legislature established the Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission (renamed Texas Employment Commission in 1947) following passage of the federal Social Security Act.
The agency administers the Unemployment Benefits program, provides career development resources, and operates workintexas.com, the state's online job-matching system. A three-member board appointed by the governor oversees TWC, with commissioners representing labor, employers, and the public. The agency heads a statewide network of 28 workforce development boards providing services across Texas.
This designation serves TWC's downtown offices, about 75 miles from San Antonio. Postal records show 5 delivery codes routing correspondence to Texas Workforce Commission facilities on 15th Street, including TEC (Texas Employment Commission) and TWC abbreviations. Census County Business Patterns reports 3 establishments and 159 employees. Census demographic data is not available. Austin is the valid mailing city, and the ZIP falls within Texas Congressional District 37.
| Establishments: | 3 |
| Employment: | 159 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 78778 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 204 people with an annual payroll of $19,708,000. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $5,638,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $19,708,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 204Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 78778 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 78778. 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 78778 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.