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El Refugio ZIP codes, Texas

No ZIP code is named for El Refugio, TX; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 78582. Its area code is 956.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
780
Area code
956
State
Texas

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

El Refugio in numbers

About 780 people live in El Refugio, in 229 households. The median household income is $47,440 a year, 40% below the Texas median of $78,476 (US: $80,734). The median age is 22.3; 1.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.8% across Texas); the average commute takes 14 minutes.

Population780El Refugio780
Households229El Refugio229
Median age22.3El Refugio22.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$47,440El Refugio$47,440Texas$78,476US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher1.4%El Refugio1.4%Texas33.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute13.9 minEl Refugio13.9 minTexas26.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,250 / sq miEl Refugio1,250 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering El Refugio

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

ZIP codes overlapping El Refugio
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
78582 Rio Grande City , TX Standard 44,741 $42,626 $102,800

Map of El Refugio ZIP codes

78582

The ZIP codes of El Refugio, 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 Refugio

The nearest larger towns are Las Lomas (2,154 people, 1.9 mi), Rio Grande City (15,396 people, 4.8 mi) and West Alto Bonito (822 people, 6.2 mi).

Towns near El Refugio
TownPopulationDistance
Rio Grande City 15,396 4.8 mi
Sullivan City 3,902 12.9 mi
Escobares 2,573 13.4 mi
Roma 11,545 16.0 mi
La Joya 4,763 18.4 mi
Salida del Sol Estates 7,766 19.3 mi
Penitas 6,444 20.6 mi
Doffing 5,004 23.5 mi
Palmview 15,921 24.6 mi
La Homa 11,285 25.2 mi
Alton 20,214 28.0 mi
Mission 87,038 28.5 mi
Palmhurst 2,601 29.3 mi

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