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El Cenizo ZIP codes, Texas

No ZIP code is named for El Cenizo, TX; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 78046. Its area code is 956.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,122
Area code
956
State
Texas

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for El Cenizo itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Laredo (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

El Cenizo in numbers

About 2,122 people live in El Cenizo, in 567 households. The median household income is $48,897 a year, 38% below the Texas median of $78,476 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $69,800 (75% below the Texas median), and median gross rent is $628 a month. The median age is 28.6; 7.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.8% across Texas); the average commute takes 36 minutes.

Population2,122El Cenizo2,122
Households567El Cenizo567
Median age28.6El Cenizo28.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$48,897El Cenizo$48,897Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$69,800El Cenizo$69,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$628El Cenizo$628Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%El Cenizo7.0%Texas33.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute35.6 minEl Cenizo35.6 minTexas26.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,120 / sq miEl Cenizo4,120 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place El Cenizo city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering El Cenizo

These ZIP codes cover part of El Cenizo but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping El Cenizo
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
78046 Laredo , TX Standard 72,951 $55,826 $150,600

Map of El Cenizo ZIP codes

78046

The ZIP codes of El Cenizo, TX, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near El Cenizo

The nearest larger towns are Rio Bravo (4,491 people, 2.5 mi), Laredo (257,619 people, 16 mi) and Medina (4,226 people, 31 mi).

Towns near El Cenizo
TownPopulationDistance
Rio Bravo 4,491 2.5 mi
Laredo 257,619 15.8 mi

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