Northeast San Antonio · ZIP 78218
78218 sits north-east of downtown across Walnut Ridge, Wilshire Terrace and Salado Park. The name Salado Park is not incidental — the creek runs through this ZIP and shapes drainage across much of it. The housing is largely post-war and now reaching the age where original systems fail.
Our east side branch at 402 Kraft St is the closest crew base to this ZIP, covering the East Side, Kirby, Windsor Park and the IH-10 East corridor. Within 78218 we serve Walnut Ridge, Belmeade, Wilshire Terrace, Salado Park, Glenoaks and East Terrell Hills.
1950s–1970s single-story slab and some pier-and-beam construction, on generous lots with mature tree cover. Original cast-iron waste lines and early copper supply are standard, and many homes retain original sewer laterals now heavily root-intruded.
Salado Creek's channel and its tributaries cross this ZIP, producing localized flooding on the streets nearest the corridor. The mature canopy that shades these neighborhoods also drives the most frequent non-storm cause we see here: tree roots cracking clay and cast-iron sewer laterals, leading to backups into the house.
The losses we attend most often in this ZIP:
Water running right now? Shut it off at the main if you can reach it safely, cut power to affected areas at the breaker if water is near outlets (never stand in water to do it), photograph everything before moving anything, then call (844) 476-1017. Our east side branch dispatches to 78218 around the clock.
Water damage frequently leads to mold, and fire losses almost always involve water too. We handle all three from the same branches: mold remediation with containment and independent verification, and fire and smoke damage restoration including emergency board-up.
Two separate jobs. A plumber clears and repairs or relines the lateral — that stops it recurring. We handle what came into the house, which is Category 3 contaminated water: carpet, pad, affected drywall and insulation come out, the area is cleaned and treated, then dried and verified. Do not try to clean sewage back yourself; it is a genuine health risk, not just an unpleasant one.
Usually, yes. Source direction, the height of the water line, contamination markers and where the moisture reads heaviest all point one way or the other. It matters because the two are handled completely differently — a clean supply leak can often be dried in place, while storm water means contaminated material comes out. We put those findings in writing so you have them.
Yes — both, along with Walnut Ridge, Belmeade, Wilshire Terrace and Salado Park. Our East Side branch on Kraft Street covers this whole area with 24/7 dispatch.
We cover all 58 San Antonio ZIP codes. These are the areas closest to 78218.
Our east side branch dispatches to 78218 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
(844) 476-1017