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La Puerta ZIP codes, Texas

No ZIP code is named for La Puerta, 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
582
Area code
956
State
Texas

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for La Puerta 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.

La Puerta in numbers

About 582 people live in La Puerta, in 176 households. Median gross rent is $720 a month. The median age is 27.4; 25.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.8% across Texas).

Population582La Puerta582
Households176La Puerta176
Median age27.4La Puerta27.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median gross rent$720La Puerta$720Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%La Puerta25.1%Texas33.8%US 35.7%
Population density1,842 / sq miLa Puerta1,842 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering La Puerta

These ZIP codes cover part of La Puerta but are addressed as somewhere else.

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

Map of La Puerta ZIP codes

78582

The ZIP codes of La Puerta, 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 La Puerta

The nearest larger towns are El Refugio (780 people, 0.7 mi), Las Lomas (2,154 people, 1.9 mi) and El Rancho Vela (623 people, 4.1 mi).

Towns near La Puerta
TownPopulationDistance
Rio Grande City 15,396 5.0 mi
Sullivan City 3,902 12.5 mi
Escobares 2,573 13.7 mi
Roma 11,545 16.4 mi
La Joya 4,763 18.1 mi
Salida del Sol Estates 7,766 18.9 mi
Penitas 6,444 20.3 mi
Doffing 5,004 23.1 mi
Palmview 15,921 24.2 mi
La Homa 11,285 24.8 mi
Alton 20,214 27.5 mi
Mission 87,038 28.1 mi
Palmhurst 2,601 28.9 mi

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