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Rice Tracts ZIP codes, Texas

No ZIP code is named for Rice Tracts, TX; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 78586. Its area code is 956.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,384
Area code
956
State
Texas

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

Rice Tracts in numbers

About 1,384 people live in Rice Tracts, in 349 households. The median household income is $133,472 a year, 70% above the Texas median of $78,476 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $241,000 (15% below the Texas median). The median age is 35.4; 32.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (33.8% across Texas); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population1,384Rice Tracts1,384
Households349Rice Tracts349
Median age35.4Rice Tracts35.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$133,472Rice Tracts$133,472Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$241,000Rice Tracts$241,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%Rice Tracts32.4%Texas33.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.5 minRice Tracts26.5 minTexas26.7 minUS 26.4 min
Population density740 / sq miRice Tracts740 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Rice Tracts

These ZIP codes cover part of Rice Tracts but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Rice Tracts
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
78586 San Benito , TX Standard 50,964 $45,575 $87,200

Map of Rice Tracts ZIP codes

78586

The ZIP codes of Rice Tracts, 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 Rice Tracts

The nearest larger towns are Palmer (1,435 people, 0.8 mi), Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz (2,552 people, 1.6 mi) and La Paloma (2,797 people, 1.7 mi).

Towns near Rice Tracts
TownPopulationDistance
Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz 2,552 1.6 mi
La Paloma 2,797 1.7 mi
Rancho Viejo 2,849 4.7 mi
San Benito 24,709 5.1 mi
Los Fresnos 8,291 8.8 mi
Laureles 4,224 9.6 mi
Harlingen 72,087 10.2 mi
Cameron Park 5,955 11.0 mi
Brownsville 189,177 11.8 mi
Primera 5,344 13.8 mi
La Feria 6,891 14.0 mi
Combes 3,178 14.5 mi
Santa Rosa 3,215 18.4 mi
Mercedes 16,733 18.9 mi

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