ZIP Code 78266 — Garden Ridge city, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 78266 covers Garden Ridge, TX in Comal County with a population of about 7,274.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 48.1 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 210, 726, 830; U.S. House district TX-21; the SAN ANTONIO media market.

Garden Ridge, TX reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (19.7%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 78266 is about $132,470 — about 76% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 2.0%; unemployment rate near 3.8%; 51.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 17.9 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Finance and insurance, Retail trade, and Healthcare; about 20.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 5.2 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $553,200 — about 59% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $2,080 (about 79% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 90.7% (about 25.3 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 78266 in Garden Ridge, TX, a household would need roughly $152,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $3,554. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($132,470). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Garden Ridge city, TX as Relatively Moderate (composite score 92.7), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (96.6) and wildfire (89.3). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Garden Ridge city, TX show little to no average snow.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 343 for ZIP 78266 (Garden Ridge city, TX) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.