Market Overview for Zip Code 78606
There are 51 active listings in Zip Code 78606 with a median list price of $1.1M and a median sold price of $565K.
Homes average 152 days on market.
Over the past 30 days, 1 homes have sold, with 39 sales in the past 12 months.
The average price per square foot is $577.
About Zip Code 78606
ZIP code 78606 covers the city of Blanco and surrounding rural areas in southern Blanco County, with portions extending into Kendall and Comal counties. The ZIP encompasses approximately 242 square miles of Hill Country terrain and includes an estimated 5,875 residents.
The city of Blanco (population 1,682 in 2020) sits on U.S. Highway 281, twelve miles south of Johnson City in south-central Blanco County. The town was established in 1858 along the Blanco River, built near the site where pioneer stockmen had constructed cabins in 1853. The Blanco River, named by the 1721 Aguayo expedition for the white limestone along its banks, flows 87 miles from springs in northeastern Kendall County southeast through Blanco and Hays counties to the San Marcos River.
Blanco served as the Blanco County seat from its founding until 1890, when the seat moved to Johnson City. The Old Blanco County Courthouse, designed by architect Frederick Ernst Ruffini in the Second Empire style and built in 1885-1886, sits on the town square and now houses the Blanco Visitor Center. The building subsequently served as a school, hospital, and office space before its current use as a visitor center and event venue.
Blanco County spans 714 square miles of Hill Country with elevations ranging from 800 to 1,850 feet. The terrain is hilly to rolling with limestone formations, live oak, cedar, and native grasses.
Living in Zip Code 78606
Blanco is a small Hill Country town that functions as a ranch and farm trade center. The town had 381 businesses as of 2023 according to the Texas State Historical Association. US-281 runs north-south through town, connecting to Johnson City (twelve miles north) and San Antonio (approximately 50 miles south). Austin is approximately 50 miles east via US-290. The US-281/US-290 corridor between San Antonio and Austin serves as a scenic alternative to Interstate 35.
The area is served by Blanco ISD, a rural district with approximately 1,109 students across three campuses: Blanco Elementary (508 students, grades PK-5), Blanco Middle School (251 students), and Blanco High School (350 students). The district is classified as Rural-Distant by NCES.
Blanco State Park, a 104.6-acre park along a one-mile stretch of the Blanco River on the south side of town, offers swimming, fishing, paddling, camping, and hiking. TPWD stocks the river with rainbow trout in winter months. The park was established in 1933 and was one of the first four Texas parks to receive a Civilian Conservation Corps company — CCC Company 854 built stone dams, bridges, and structures in 1933-34 that remain in use. The Blanco County economy centers on livestock, tourism, and agriculture, including cattle, sheep, goats, wheat, hay, and pecans.
