A park with land-based activities
The City lists sand volleyball courts, picnic sites, grills, restrooms and opportunities for walking, running and bicycling. The grounds offer planning options beyond bringing a boat.[1]
Austin ZIP code field guide 78724 East Austin
Travis County · #20 of 64 ZIPs in the 311 feed by all-time volume
Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park combines a large reservoir with picnic and recreation grounds at 6614 Blue Bluff Road. Current dam work and low-water notices make it essential to distinguish general park access from usable boat access.
The local field guide
78724: Walter E. Long beyond the boat ramp
Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park combines a large reservoir with picnic and recreation grounds at 6614 Blue Bluff Road. Current dam work and low-water notices make it essential to distinguish general park access from usable boat access.
2 linked sources · CheckedBoat access has a separate closure
The City’s current page says the boat ramp is closed during Decker Dam repairs and low-water conditions. Check for an explicit reopening notice rather than assuming the reservoir’s general fishing description means a ramp is usable.[1]
A day-use lake visit
Texas Parks and Wildlife describes the park as day use, with no overnight camping, and notes that bank fishing access is limited. Match expectations to that access description.[2]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Check the City’s dam and ramp update
- Use the current City operator notice for ramp status; general state fishing pages may continue to describe the physical ramp while it is unavailable.[1]
- Review entry and capacity arrangements
- The City publishes entry-pass, payment and capacity information. Check those details before departure and use designated parking rather than planning to enter from the roadside.[1]
A few things to know
Can I assume a listed boat ramp is open?
No. The current City page carries a ramp closure associated with dam repairs. Recheck that operator notice before towing a boat.[1]
Is overnight camping offered here?
Texas Parks and Wildlife describes Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park as day use only, with no overnight camping.[2]
Sources & research notes
Local context is based on the sources below. Confirm current access, schedules, and reservations with the operator. Civic figures elsewhere on this page retain their own reporting periods.
- Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govaustintexas.gov · Checked 2026-09-05
- Access to Walter Long Laketpwd.texas.gov · Checked 2026-09-05
As of September 17, 2026, Austin ZIP code 78724 had 310 open 311 service requests and 76 open code enforcement cases, out of 13,136 311 requests and 2,522 code cases recorded there since March 10, 2017, according to City of Austin open data (datasets xwdj-i9he and 6wtj-zbtb). Austin Public Health has scored 69 restaurants and food facilities in 78724, with a median most-recent score of 93/100 and 3 currently below 80 as of August 25, 2026; 1 business with a Texas mixed-beverage permit reported $79,441 in alcohol sales here in August 2026, per Texas Comptroller data (dataset naix-2893).
Map of 78724
The 2020 Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 78724, outlined against its 10 nearest neighbours, with 59 of the 69 inspected restaurants here — the most recently inspected ones carrying an exact geocode — plotted at their own coordinates and coloured by their most recent Austin Public Health score, newest August 25, 2026.
ZIP 78724Neighbouring ZIP (click for its page)Inspected 90 or aboveInspected 80–89Inspected Below 80
Boundary: 2020 Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 78724, generalized for display. A ZCTA approximates the USPS delivery area — it is not the ZIP code itself, and nothing on this site assigns data to a ZIP using it. Restaurant points are geocoded on the Austin Public Health inspection record (dataset ecmv-9xxi). Bars are not plotted: the Comptroller publishes no venue coordinates, so they are listed below instead.
- 5,557
- 311 requests, last 12 months
- 43h
- Median time to close18 hours slower than the city
- 310
- 311 requests open now
- 76
- Open code casesof 2,522 ever opened
- 69
- Restaurants inspected
- 90.6
- Mean inspection scoreout of 100
- 3
- Restaurants below 80at their last visit, of 69
- 1
- Bars & restaurants reportingmixed-beverage permits, August 2026
- $79K
- Alcohol salesAugust 2026, alcohol only
78724 civic activity, month by month
Austin 311 logged 5,094 service requests in ZIP 78724 across the 11 complete months shown, with the busiest being April 2026 at 586. The final bar is the current month and is still filling.
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| Month | 311 opened | 311 closed | Code cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | 489 | 479 | 49 |
| November 2025 | 391 | 357 | 58 |
| December 2025 | 401 | 480 | 33 |
| January 2026 | 368 | 356 | 35 |
| February 2026 | 393 | 371 | 24 |
| March 2026 | 452 | 431 | 29 |
| April 2026 | 586 | 532 | 148 |
| May 2026 | 473 | 500 | 89 |
| June 2026 | 492 | 533 | 70 |
| July 2026 | 542 | 527 | 55 |
| August 2026 | 507 | 507 | 37 |
| September 2026(to date) | 242 | 273 | 28 |
What 78724 calls 311 about
The 8 most-filed request types in ZIP 78724, all time. Together they account for 6,613 of the 13,136 requests ever recorded there — the rest are spread across dozens of smaller categories, so this is a top slice and not a full breakdown.
| Request type | Category | All time | Last 12 mo | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Request Code Officer | Code Compliance & Property | 1,427 | 626 | 114 |
| Loose Dog | Animal Services | 1,050 | 467 | 15 |
| Garbage | Waste & Recycling | 930 | 402 | 21 |
| Bulk | Waste & Recycling | 923 | 493 | 19 |
| Non Emergency Noise/Alarm | Police & Public Safety | 880 | 36 | 3 |
| Injured / Sick Animal | Animal Services | 491 | 215 | 2 |
| Recycling | Waste & Recycling | 488 | 216 | 0 |
| Parking Violation Enforcement | Transportation & Streets | 424 | 239 | 1 |
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Code enforcement in 78724
A code case records an allegation that Austin Code investigated. It is not a finding of wrongdoing, and no case addresses are published anywhere on this site — only these ZIP-level roll-ups.
| Violation type | Cases | Still open | Median days to close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Abatement | 1,893 | 26 | 12 days |
| Land Use Violation(s) | 307 | 10 | 2.0 days |
| Structure Condition Violation(s) | 274 | 33 | 15 days |
| Work Without Permit | 48 | 7 | 13 days |
See every violation type citywide on the Austin code complaints explorer, or the repeat offender landlord registry behind the 24 flagged cases here.
Restaurant health inspections in 78724
Austin Public Health has scored 504 inspections at 69 facilities in ZIP 78724, averaging 90.6/100. Of those scored visits, 315 scored 90 or above, 140 scored 80–89 and 49 scored below 80. The average weighs every visit rather than every restaurant, so a facility inspected more often counts more toward it. Austin Public Health publishes in irregular batches with weeks of lag.
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Where 78724’s restaurants stand today
Counting each of the 69 facilities once, at its most recent scored visit: the median score is 93/100, 49 currently sit at 90 or above, and 3 are below 80 (4.3% of them). That is a different measure from the visit counts above, which weigh a frequently-inspected kitchen more heavily.
Highest most-recent scores
5 of 69 inspected facilities. Ties are common at 100, so this is a slice of the top, not a ranking of the ZIP.
- Montessori For AllMay 6, 2026 · 13 scored visits100 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- LBJ High SchoolApril 29, 2026 · 12 scored visits100 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- Overton ElementaryApril 7, 2026 · 12 scored visits100 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- Joseph Gilbert ElementaryApril 1, 2026 · 12 scored visits100 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- Wildhorse Elementary SchoolMarch 23, 2026 · 1 scored visit100 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
Most recently scored below 80
The 3 most recent of 3 facilities in 78724 whose last scored visit came in under 80.
- Mi Pueblo Meat MarketJune 5, 2026 · averages 74.7 across its history70 out of 100 — Scored below 80
- Texas Meat & Produce LLCApril 22, 2026 · averages 0 across its history0 out of 100 — Scored below 80
- Hwy 969 Food MartApril 22, 2026 · averages 83.2 across its history76 out of 100 — Scored below 80
A score under 80 records what one inspector found on one day. It is routinely corrected at the next visit, it is not a closure, and it is not a statement about the food. Open a facility to see whether its next inspection has already landed.
Search every scored inspection by restaurant name on the Austin restaurant health inspection explorer.
Bars and restaurants in 78724
78724 has 1 bar or restaurant reporting $79,441 in mixed-beverage sales in August 2026, per Texas Comptroller TABC data — #41 by those sales of the 47 Austin-area ZIP codes that reported that month. That is 0.1% of the $68,286,880 reported across every Austin-area ZIP for the same month.
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Mean per reporting venuea few large venues pull this up
| Venue | August 2026 receipts |
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| SIGN BAR9909 FM 969 RD_BLDG 3 | $79,441 |
Only businesses holding a Texas mixed-beverage permit file these returns, so beer-and-wine-only bars, BYOB restaurants, coffee shops and every unlicensed kitchen in 78724 are absent from this count entirely. “Top” here means alcohol receipts reported to the state, not quality or popularity. A venue that closed keeps appearing until it stops filing, and August 2026 is the most recent month the Comptroller has published — not the current one.
Compare every Austin-area venue month by month on the Austin bar and restaurant sales explorer.
Economy and county context for 78724
This site publishes no economic figures at ZIP level — no ZIP-level income, employment or business counts are held here, and none are estimated from county numbers. What follows describes Travis County, the county ZIP 78724 sits in (100% of its 311 requests carry that county). A single county contains ZIP codes with very different economies, so treat these figures as the surrounding context, not as a description of 78724.
- 3.9%
- Travis County unemploymentJuly 1, 2026
- 877,417
- County labor force56% of the Austin metro’s
Unemployment and labor force: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) via FRED. Population: U.S. Census Bureau annual estimate via FRED.
Across Travis County, Austin 311 has recorded 581,018 service requests spanning 61 ZIP codes, closing half of the last 12 months' requests within 25 hours. That corpus is City of Austin 311 only, so it counts requests made to Austin at addresses in the county — a meaningful figure for Travis, a partial one anywhere Austin is not the service provider.
Full jobs, wages and housing figures are on the Travis County economy page.
ZIP codes near 78724
Ranked by distance between ZIP centroids, so these are the nearest centres rather than a strict list of bordering ZIPs — a large ZIP can share a border and still sit further out on this measure.
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Common questions about 78724
Where is 78724 located?
ZIP code 78724 is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. On this site it is grouped under East Austin. ZIP codes are postal delivery geographies, not city or council-district boundaries, so a ZIP can cross both.
Is 78724 safe?
This site publishes no crime data and no safety score for any Austin ZIP code, so it cannot answer that question and does not try to. What it can tell you is what residents reported and what the city acted on: 5,557 311 service requests were filed in 78724 in the most recent 12 months of data (through September 17, 2026), 2,522 code enforcement cases have been opened there in total, and 76 of those are still open. Report counts are not a safety rating and should not be read as one: a ZIP that files more 311 requests may simply have residents who report more, and a code complaint is an allegation the city has not necessarily upheld. Source: City of Austin open data, datasets xwdj-i9he and 6wtj-zbtb.
How many 311 requests are open in 78724?
310 311 service requests in ZIP 78724 were still open or in progress as of September 17, 2026 — 304 open and 6 in progress. Residents filed 5,557 requests there in the most recent 12 months of data and 442 in the most recent 30 days. Source: City of Austin 311 service requests, dataset xwdj-i9he.
How fast does Austin close 311 requests in 78724?
Half of the 311 requests opened in ZIP 78724 in the last 12 months and since closed were closed within 43 hours, and nine in ten within 23 days. That is 18 hours slower than the citywide median of 25 hours. Both figures are computed the same way — median hours from opened to closed, over requests opened in the same 12-month window — which is what makes comparing them meaningful. A median describes the middle case, not the worst one. Source: City of Austin 311, dataset xwdj-i9he.
How many code enforcement cases are there in 78724?
Austin Code has opened 2,522 enforcement cases at addresses in ZIP 78724, of which 76 are not yet closed. Closed cases took a median of 10 days to resolve. 24 cases are flagged as related to Austin's Repeat Offender Program for multifamily properties. A code case records an allegation that was investigated, not a finding of wrongdoing, and this site publishes no case addresses. Source: City of Austin Code Cases, dataset 6wtj-zbtb.
How many restaurants in 78724 have been inspected?
Austin Public Health has scored 504 inspections at 69 distinct facilities in ZIP 78724, averaging 90.6/100 across those visits. That average weighs every inspection equally, so a restaurant inspected more often counts more toward it. Austin Public Health publishes in irregular batches with weeks of lag, so the newest score on file is not necessarily from this week. Source: City of Austin Open Data Portal, dataset ecmv-9xxi.
How do restaurants in 78724 score on health inspections?
Taking each restaurant in ZIP 78724 at its most recent scored visit, the median score is 93 out of 100 across 69 facilities. 49 of them currently sit at 90 or above and 3 at their last visit came in below 80 — 4.3% of the ZIP's inspected facilities. The highest most-recent scores on file here include Montessori For All (100), LBJ High School (100), Overton Elementary (100). This counts one score per restaurant, not one per visit, so a frequently-inspected kitchen does not pull the figure on its own. A score grades a single inspection on a single day against a checklist — it is not a rating of the food or of the restaurant, and a low score is routinely corrected on the next visit. Newest inspection on file in this ZIP: August 25, 2026. Source: Austin Public Health, dataset ecmv-9xxi.
What are the top bars in 78724?
1 business holding a Texas mixed-beverage permit reported sales in ZIP 78724 for August 2026, totalling $79,441 in alcohol receipts — #41 by those sales of the 47 Austin-area ZIP codes that reported that month. The highest-grossing that month were SIGN BAR ($79,441). "Top" here means alcohol sales reported to the Texas Comptroller, not quality, popularity or crowd — and only businesses with a mixed-beverage permit file at all, so beer-and-wine-only bars, BYOB restaurants and coffee shops are absent entirely. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts, dataset naix-2893.
What is the economy like around 78724?
No economic data is published on this site at ZIP level, so the honest answer is the county one: 78724 sits in Travis County, where unemployment was 3.9% in July 1, 2026 with a labor force of 877,417. A single county contains ZIP codes with very different economies, so treat this as context rather than a description of 78724. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau via FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis).
What ZIP codes are in Austin?
This site holds civic data for the Austin-area ZIP codes covered by City of Austin 311, code enforcement and restaurant inspections — roughly the ZIPs from 78701 through 78759 plus a ring of suburban and extraterritorial ZIPs such as 78617, 78653, 78660 and 78613. The full list, with 311 and code-case counts for each, is at austintexasthings.com/zip.
Where these numbers come from
- 311 service requests: City of Austin Open Data Portal, dataset xwdj-i9he. Newest request on this page: September 17, 2026. A 311 request records that someone reported something, not that the condition was verified.
- Code enforcement cases: City of Austin Open Data Portal, dataset 6wtj-zbtb. A case is an allegation that was investigated, not a finding.
- Restaurant inspections: Austin Public Health, dataset ecmv-9xxi. Published in irregular batches with weeks of lag. Newest scored inspection in this ZIP: August 25, 2026. A score grades one visit on one day against a checklist; it is not a rating of a restaurant.
- Mixed-beverage receipts: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, dataset naix-2893. Figures here are for August 2026, the most recent published month. Covers only businesses holding a mixed-beverage permit, and only their alcohol sales.
- ZIP boundary: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, generalized for display (24.9 sq mi of land in 78724). Display geometry only: no figure on this page is assigned to a ZIP by this polygon — the ZIP on every record comes from the publishing agency.
- County economy: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. County-level only — this site holds no ZIP-level economic figures and estimates none.
- Twelve-month and 30-day windows are computed when the aggregates are rebuilt each night, not at the moment you load the page. This site publishes no crime data and no safety score for any ZIP, and no council-district figures — ZIP codes do not nest inside council districts.