Every ZIP code in the United States, with weather, radar, trivia and the numbers behind it. Five digits since 1963!

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. The codes went live on July 1, 1963.The lowest ZIP code is 00501 — the IRS in Holtsville, New York.The highest ZIP code is 99950, in Ketchikan, Alaska.Type 07734 into a calculator and turn it upside down: hELLO. It is Keansburg, New Jersey.12345 belongs to one company: General Electric in Schenectady, New York.The first digit is a region: 0 is New England and New Jersey, 9 is the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii.Mr. ZIP, the cartoon mailman, was the mascot that sold the idea to America.ZIP+4 arrived in 1983 and can narrow a ZIP down to one side of one block.A ZIP code is a mail route, not a place: plenty of them cross county and even state lines.Play ZIP Hunt: guess the secret ZIP code of the day in six tries.
zipcodes.pro — CITY/TX/MERKEL

Merkel ZIP code, Texas

The ZIP code for Merkel, TX is 79536, and its area code is 325.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
2,699
Area code
325
State
Texas

Merkel in numbers

About 2,699 people live in Merkel, in 918 households. The median household income is $73,500 a year, 6% below the Texas median of $78,476 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,100 (59% below the Texas median), and median gross rent is $1,058 a month. The median age is 35.4; 12.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.8% across Texas); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population2,699Merkel2,699
Households918Merkel918
Median age35.4Merkel35.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,500Merkel$73,500Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$115,100Merkel$115,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,058Merkel$1,058Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%Merkel12.4%Texas33.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.3 minMerkel27.3 minTexas26.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density965 / sq miMerkel965 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Merkel

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Merkel
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
79536 Merkel , TX Standard 5,047 $71,131 $136,400

Map of Merkel ZIP codes

79536

The ZIP codes of Merkel, 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 Merkel

The nearest larger towns are Abilene (128,053 people, 16 mi), Potosi (4,322 people, 21 mi) and Sweetwater (10,385 people, 23 mi).

Towns near Merkel
TownPopulationDistance
Abilene 128,053 15.9 mi
Anson 2,531 20.8 mi
Potosi 4,322 21.2 mi
Sweetwater 10,385 23.2 mi
Clyde 3,954 29.9 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Taylor County · Texas ZIP codes

Cite this page

zipcodes.pro. “Merkel, TX ZIP codes.” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/city/tx/merkel

Underlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.