A day pass is its own arrangement
The City distinguishes seasonal advance day-pass periods from periods when visitors pay at the park. A date and entry type matter: vehicle, walking and cycling visits all have published entry arrangements.[1]
Austin ZIP code field guide 78730 West & Northwest
Travis County · #39 of 64 ZIPs in the 311 feed by all-time volume
Emma Long Metropolitan Park requires a little more planning than a drop-in neighborhood park. Its day passes, campsite reservations and particular camping areas are separate choices, all explained on the City’s operator page.
The local field guide
78730: Emma Long’s Lake Austin outing and overnight stays
Emma Long Metropolitan Park requires a little more planning than a drop-in neighborhood park. Its day passes, campsite reservations and particular camping areas are separate choices, all explained on the City’s operator page.
2 linked sources · CheckedDifferent campsite types
Emma Long lists primitive and utility camping areas with different access and equipment limits. Choose a site type based on the actual equipment and party size rather than treating every campsite as interchangeable.[1]
A lake visit with a capacity limit
The park’s entry rules include capacity controls and no in-and-out privileges. Factor the operator’s conditions into a lake outing instead of assuming a purchased pass supports unlimited returns throughout the day.[1]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Read the reservation window for your date
- Check the current City day-pass and camping instructions before travelling. A general park address does not establish that a pass or campsite is available.[1]
- Match your camping equipment to the site
- The City distinguishes vehicle access, tent limits and RV arrangements by camping area. Read the campsite guide before booking a roof-top tent or utility site.[1]
A few things to know
Are camping and day-use booking the same?
No. The City publishes separate day-pass and campsite arrangements, and describes what vehicle entry is included with a camping reservation.[1]
Does a ZIP code describe an exact neighborhood boundary?
No. Postal ZIP codes organize mail delivery. Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are generalized statistical geographies, and neither should replace a neighborhood boundary or a specific park entrance.[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.
- Emma Long Metropolitan Park | Austin Parks and Recreation | AustinTexas.govaustintexas.gov · Checked 2026-09-05
- ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs)U.S. Census Bureau · Checked 2026-09-05
As of September 17, 2026, Austin ZIP code 78730 had 23 open 311 service requests and 6 open code enforcement cases, out of 1,453 311 requests and 166 code cases recorded there since October 18, 2019, according to City of Austin open data (datasets xwdj-i9he and 6wtj-zbtb). Austin Public Health has scored 18 restaurants and food facilities in 78730, with a median most-recent score of 93.5/100 and 2 currently below 80 as of July 15, 2026; 4 businesses with a Texas mixed-beverage permit reported $390,590 in alcohol sales here in August 2026, per Texas Comptroller data (dataset naix-2893).
Map of 78730
The 2020 Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 78730, outlined against its 10 nearest neighbours, with all 18 inspected restaurants here plotted at their own coordinates and coloured by their most recent Austin Public Health score, newest July 15, 2026.
ZIP 78730Neighbouring ZIP (click for its page)Inspected 90 or aboveInspected 80–89Inspected Below 80
Boundary: 2020 Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 78730, 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.
- 593
- 311 requests, last 12 months
- 24h
- Median time to close1.5 hours faster than the city
- 23
- 311 requests open now
- 6
- Open code casesof 166 ever opened
- 18
- Restaurants inspected
- 91.9
- Mean inspection scoreout of 100
- 2
- Restaurants below 80at their last visit, of 18
- 4
- Bars & restaurants reportingmixed-beverage permits, August 2026
- $391K
- Alcohol salesAugust 2026, alcohol only
78730 civic activity, month by month
Austin 311 logged 533 service requests in ZIP 78730 across the 11 complete months shown, with the busiest being July 2026 at 71. The final bar is the current month and is still filling.
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| Month | 311 opened | 311 closed | Code cases |
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| October 2025 | 43 | 56 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 36 | 34 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 27 | 40 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 49 | 43 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 46 | 42 | 9 |
| March 2026 | 42 | 41 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 48 | 52 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 52 | 48 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 61 | 58 | 9 |
| July 2026 | 71 | 71 | 10 |
| August 2026 | 58 | 64 | 3 |
| September 2026(to date) | 36 | 36 | 4 |
What 78730 calls 311 about
The 8 most-filed request types in ZIP 78730, all time. Together they account for 619 of the 1,453 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 | 113 | 58 | 3 |
| Street Light Issue- Address | Energy & Street Lights | 99 | 38 | 2 |
| Non Emergency Noise/Alarm | Police & Public Safety | 79 | 5 | 0 |
| Garbage | Waste & Recycling | 74 | 27 | 0 |
| Bulk | Waste & Recycling | 67 | 41 | 0 |
| Traffic Signal - Maintenance | Transportation & Streets | 67 | 27 | 2 |
| Follow-Up | Code Compliance & Property | 65 | 20 | 2 |
| Injured / Sick Animal | Animal Services | 55 | 32 | 0 |
Compare against every Austin ZIP on the Austin 311 explorer.
Code enforcement in 78730
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Use Violation(s) | 89 | 3 | 6.0 days |
| Structure Condition Violation(s) | 39 | 2 | 4.0 days |
| Property Abatement | 20 | 0 | 1.0 days |
| Work Without Permit | 18 | 1 | 2.0 days |
See every violation type citywide on the Austin code complaints explorer.
Restaurant health inspections in 78730
Austin Public Health has scored 70 inspections at 18 facilities in ZIP 78730, averaging 91.9/100. Of those scored visits, 52 scored 90 or above, 10 scored 80–89 and 8 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 78730’s restaurants stand today
Counting each of the 18 facilities once, at its most recent scored visit: the median score is 93.5/100, 13 currently sit at 90 or above, and 2 are below 80 (11.1% 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 18 inspected facilities. Ties are common at 100, so this is a slice of the top, not a ranking of the ZIP.
- River Place Elementary - CNSMay 12, 2026 · 13 scored visits100 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- Canteen @ Spire RealtyApril 22, 2026 · 3 scored visits100 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- Kido River Place PreschoolDecember 1, 2025 · 1 scored visit100 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- Residence InnJuly 15, 2026 · 4 scored visits97 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- Howdy DonutOctober 23, 2025 · 2 scored visits97 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
Most recently scored below 80
The 2 most recent of 2 facilities in 78730 whose last scored visit came in under 80.
- Pho HubOctober 23, 2025 · averages 83.5 across its history77 out of 100 — Scored below 80
- Ski Shores CafeAugust 11, 2025 · averages 79.3 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 78730
78730 has 4 bars and restaurants reporting $390,590 in mixed-beverage sales in August 2026, per Texas Comptroller TABC data — #33 by those sales of the 47 Austin-area ZIP codes that reported that month. That is 0.6% of the $68,286,880 reported across every Austin-area ZIP for the same month.
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Alcohol sales, August 2026
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Mean per reporting venuea few large venues pull this up
| Venue | August 2026 receipts |
|---|---|
| SKI SHORES2905 PEARCE RD | $283,287 |
| OZ. TAP HOUSE10601 RANCH ROAD 2222 STE H | $61,370 |
| RIVER PLACE COUNTRY CLUB4207 RIVER PLACE BLVD | $45,350 |
| THE RESERVE AT LAKE AUSTIN6401 RANCH ROAD 2222 | $583 |
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 78730 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 78730
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 78730 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 78730.
- 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 78730
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 78730
Where is 78730 located?
ZIP code 78730 is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County. On this site it is grouped under West & Northwest. ZIP codes are postal delivery geographies, not city or council-district boundaries, so a ZIP can cross both.
Is 78730 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: 593 311 service requests were filed in 78730 in the most recent 12 months of data (through September 17, 2026), 166 code enforcement cases have been opened there in total, and 6 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 78730?
23 311 service requests in ZIP 78730 were still open or in progress as of September 17, 2026 — 21 open and 2 in progress. Residents filed 593 requests there in the most recent 12 months of data and 62 in the most recent 30 days. Source: City of Austin 311 service requests, dataset xwdj-i9he.
How fast does Austin close 311 requests in 78730?
Half of the 311 requests opened in ZIP 78730 in the last 12 months and since closed were closed within 24 hours, and nine in ten within 19 days. That is 1.5 hours faster 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 78730?
Austin Code has opened 166 enforcement cases at addresses in ZIP 78730, of which 6 are not yet closed. Closed cases took a median of 4.0 days to resolve. 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 78730 have been inspected?
Austin Public Health has scored 70 inspections at 18 distinct facilities in ZIP 78730, averaging 91.9/100 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 78730 score on health inspections?
Taking each restaurant in ZIP 78730 at its most recent scored visit, the median score is 93.5 out of 100 across 18 facilities. 13 of them currently sit at 90 or above and 2 at their last visit came in below 80 — 11.1% of the ZIP's inspected facilities. The highest most-recent scores on file here include River Place Elementary - CNS (100), Canteen @ Spire Realty (100), Kido River Place Preschool (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: July 15, 2026. Source: Austin Public Health, dataset ecmv-9xxi.
What are the top bars in 78730?
4 businesses holding a Texas mixed-beverage permit reported sales in ZIP 78730 for August 2026, totalling $390,590 in alcohol receipts — #33 by those sales of the 47 Austin-area ZIP codes that reported that month. The highest-grossing that month were SKI SHORES ($283,287), OZ. TAP HOUSE ($61,370), RIVER PLACE COUNTRY CLUB ($45,350). "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 78730?
No economic data is published on this site at ZIP level, so the honest answer is the county one: 78730 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 78730. 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: July 15, 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 (15.1 sq mi of land in 78730). 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.