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78537

ZIP 78537 is Donna, Texas, in Hidalgo County; area code 956; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hidalgo
Population
51,426
Coordinates
26.1732, -98.0580
☼ Live from 78537 — Donna, TX

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Where 78537 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78537
  • 🔢 Type 78537 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LESBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,537 = 3 × 47 × 557. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78536 (Delmita, TX, 40 mi away) and 78538 (Edcouch, TX, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78537 becomes 73587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37857, 38577, 53778, 57738, 57783, 58377, …). The farthest-flung twin is 58737 in Flaxton, ND, 1,588 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯944 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78537 and you would come out at 26.17°S, 81.94°E — 1,369 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 30m.
  • 📏 At 57.6 square miles of land, 78537 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,426This ZIP51,426
Households13,909This ZIP13,909
Housing units16,457This ZIP16,457
Median age26.6This ZIP26.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$40,668This ZIP$40,668Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$81,900This ZIP$81,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$763This ZIP$763Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%This ZIP10.4%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density893.1 / sq miThis ZIP893.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments315This ZIP315
Employees6,219This ZIP6,219
Annual payroll$176,127,000This ZIP$176,127,000
Tax returns filed20,430This ZIP20,430
Total adjusted gross income$697,748,000This ZIP$697,748,000

Land area

Land area57.58 sq miThis ZIP57.58 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Other place names in 78537

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ZIP codes near 78537

ZIPCityDistance
78516 Alamo, TX 4.4 mi
78599 Weslaco, TX 5.3 mi
78596 Weslaco, TX 6.4 mi
78589 San Juan, TX 6.5 mi
78577 Pharr, TX 8.5 mi
78558 La Blanca, TX 8.5 mi
78579 Progreso, TX 9.0 mi
78570 Mercedes, TX 9.1 mi
78543 Elsa, TX 9.4 mi
78502 Mcallen, TX 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78537?

78537 is in Donna, Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.1732, -98.0580.

What county is 78537 in?

78537 lies in Hidalgo County.

What area code is 78537?

Donna uses area code 956, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78537 in?

78537 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78537?

About 51,426 people live in ZIP code 78537, in 13,909 households, at 893.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 78537?

$40,668 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78537?

The closest are 78516 (4.4 mi), 78599 (5.3 mi), 78596 (6.4 mi), 78589 (6.5 mi) and 78577 (8.5 mi).

Is 78537 a PO Box ZIP code?

78537 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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