Remnants of Resaca Ranch
The City describes the property’s twentieth-century use as a working cattle ranch called Resaca Ranch. Several historic structures remain, linking the outdoor setting with an earlier working landscape.[1]
Austin ZIP code field guide 78733 West & Northwest
Travis County · #49 of 64 ZIPs in the 311 feed by all-time volume
Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park pairs a Lake Austin landscape with surviving buildings from its ranching past. The City’s account helps visitors recognize the barn, ranch house and caretaker’s house as parts of a cultural landscape.
The local field guide
78733: Commons Ford’s ranch history beside Lake Austin
Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park pairs a Lake Austin landscape with surviving buildings from its ranching past. The City’s account helps visitors recognize the barn, ranch house and caretaker’s house as parts of a cultural landscape.
2 linked sources · CheckedThe river before modern lake recreation
The City recounts nineteenth-century steamboat trips to nearby Santa Monica Springs, across the lake from today’s park. These are historical accounts; the submerged springs should not be treated as a present-day visitor facility.[1]
Waterfront parkland acquired in 1983
The City purchased 215 acres in 1983 for the park. Its description includes a boat dock and picnic and swimming areas alongside historic features, with current use governed by park rules.[1]
Plan a little better
Before you go
- Keep pets on a leash
- The park’s City page requires pets to remain leashed and under their owner’s control. Do not assume open fields mean an off-leash area.[1]
- Arrange amplified sound separately
- The City describes permits and a paid picnic reservation for amplified sound. Review the current requirements before organizing a music-equipped gathering.[1]
A few things to know
Why are there old ranch buildings in the park?
The property was previously a working cattle ranch. The City identifies the surviving barn, ranch house and caretaker’s house as historic features of that landscape.[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.
- Commons Ford Ranch | 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 13, 2026, Austin ZIP code 78733 had 7 open 311 service requests and 4 open code enforcement cases, out of 335 311 requests and 25 code cases recorded there since October 27, 2023, according to City of Austin open data (datasets xwdj-i9he and 6wtj-zbtb). Austin Public Health has scored 11 restaurants and food facilities in 78733, with a median most-recent score of 96/100 and none currently below 80 as of August 18, 2026; 1 business with a Texas mixed-beverage permit reported $41,238 in alcohol sales here in August 2026, per Texas Comptroller data (dataset naix-2893).
Map of 78733
The 2020 Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 78733, outlined against its 10 nearest neighbours, with all 11 inspected restaurants here plotted at their own coordinates and coloured by their most recent Austin Public Health score, newest August 18, 2026.
ZIP 78733Neighbouring ZIP (click for its page)Inspected 90 or aboveInspected 80–89Inspected Below 80
Boundary: 2020 Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 78733, 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.
- 134
- 311 requests, last 12 months
- 19h
- Median time to close5.8 hours faster than the city
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- 311 requests open now
- 4
- Open code casesof 25 ever opened
- 11
- Restaurants inspected
- 93.7
- Mean inspection scoreout of 100
- 0
- Restaurants below 80at their last visit, of 11
- 1
- Bars & restaurants reportingmixed-beverage permits, August 2026
- $41K
- Alcohol salesAugust 2026, alcohol only
78733 civic activity, month by month
Austin 311 logged 126 service requests in ZIP 78733 across the 11 complete months shown, with the busiest being May 2026 at 22. 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 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 22 | 16 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 21 | 18 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| September 2026(to date) | 5 | 8 | 0 |
What 78733 calls 311 about
The 8 most-filed request types in ZIP 78733, all time. Together they account for 199 of the 335 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured / Sick Animal | Animal Services | 50 | 23 | 0 |
| Follow-Up | Code Compliance & Property | 29 | 9 | 0 |
| Loose Dog | Animal Services | 27 | 12 | 0 |
| Assistance Request | Animal Services | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| Animal Bite | Animal Services | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| Street Light Issue- Address | Energy & Street Lights | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| Park Maintenance - Grounds | Parks & Trees | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| Traffic Signal - Maintenance | Transportation & Streets | 12 | 8 | 0 |
Compare against every Austin ZIP on the Austin 311 explorer.
Code enforcement in 78733
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) | 17 | 4 | 4.0 days |
| Work Without Permit | 4 | 0 | 4.0 days |
| Property Abatement | 3 | 0 | 2.0 days |
| Structure Condition Violation(s) | 1 | 0 | 12 days |
See every violation type citywide on the Austin code complaints explorer.
Restaurant health inspections in 78733
Austin Public Health has scored 105 inspections at 11 facilities in ZIP 78733, averaging 93.7/100. Of those scored visits, 83 scored 90 or above, 20 scored 80–89 and 2 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 78733’s restaurants stand today
Counting each of the 11 facilities once, at its most recent scored visit: the median score is 96/100, 9 currently sit at 90 or above, and 0 are below 80 (0% 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 11 inspected facilities. Ties are common at 100, so this is a slice of the top, not a ranking of the ZIP.
- West Ridge Middle SchoolApril 1, 2026 · 13 scored visits99 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- Austin Ridge Bible ChurchAugust 18, 2026 · 10 scored visits98 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- JoJo's BakeryApril 3, 2026 · 3 scored visits98 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- Barton Creek Elementary SchoolApril 1, 2026 · 13 scored visits98 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
- The WaybackJanuary 28, 2026 · 9 scored visits96 out of 100 — Scored 90 or above
Most recently scored below 80
No facility in 78733 scored below 80 at its most recent inspection. That describes the most recent visit on file for each one, not every visit ever made.
Search every scored inspection by restaurant name on the Austin restaurant health inspection explorer.
Bars and restaurants in 78733
78733 has 1 bar or restaurant reporting $41,238 in mixed-beverage sales in August 2026, per Texas Comptroller TABC data — #45 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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Alcohol sales, August 2026
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Mean per reporting venuea few large venues pull this up
| Venue | August 2026 receipts |
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| PATRIZI'S OTHER PLACE1705 N CUERNAVACA DR | $41,238 |
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 78733 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 78733
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 78733 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 78733.
- 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 78733
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 78733
Where is 78733 located?
ZIP code 78733 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 78733 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: 134 311 service requests were filed in 78733 in the most recent 12 months of data (through September 13, 2026), 25 code enforcement cases have been opened there in total, and 4 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 78733?
7 311 service requests in ZIP 78733 were still open or in progress as of September 13, 2026 — 7 open and 0 in progress. Residents filed 134 requests there in the most recent 12 months of data and 14 in the most recent 30 days. Source: City of Austin 311 service requests, dataset xwdj-i9he.
How fast does Austin close 311 requests in 78733?
Half of the 311 requests opened in ZIP 78733 in the last 12 months and since closed were closed within 19 hours, and nine in ten within 22 days. That is 5.8 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 78733?
Austin Code has opened 25 enforcement cases at addresses in ZIP 78733, of which 4 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 78733 have been inspected?
Austin Public Health has scored 105 inspections at 11 distinct facilities in ZIP 78733, averaging 93.7/100 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 78733 score on health inspections?
Taking each restaurant in ZIP 78733 at its most recent scored visit, the median score is 96 out of 100 across 11 facilities. 9 of them currently sit at 90 or above and 0 at their last visit came in below 80 — 0% of the ZIP's inspected facilities. The highest most-recent scores on file here include West Ridge Middle School (99), Austin Ridge Bible Church (98), JoJo's Bakery (98). 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 18, 2026. Source: Austin Public Health, dataset ecmv-9xxi.
What are the top bars in 78733?
1 business holding a Texas mixed-beverage permit reported sales in ZIP 78733 for August 2026, totalling $41,238 in alcohol receipts — #45 by those sales of the 47 Austin-area ZIP codes that reported that month. The highest-grossing that month were PATRIZI'S OTHER PLACE ($41,238). "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 78733?
No economic data is published on this site at ZIP level, so the honest answer is the county one: 78733 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 78733. 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 13, 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 18, 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 (11.2 sq mi of land in 78733). 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.