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78539

ZIP 78539 is in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo County; area code 956; Central time. Edinburg has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 78540, 78541 and 78542.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hidalgo
Population
37,168
Coordinates
26.2807, -98.1833
☼ Live from 78539 — Edinburg, TX

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Where 78539 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78539
  • 🔢 Type 78539 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GESBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 78539 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78538 (Edcouch, TX, 14 mi away) and 78540 (Edinburg, TX, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78539 becomes 93587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35897, 35978, 35987, 38579, 38759, 38957, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98357 in Neah Bay, WA, 2,085 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯936 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78539 and you would come out at 26.28°S, 81.82°E — 1,380 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 29m.
  • 📏 At 12.2 square miles of land, 78539 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,168This ZIP37,168
Households14,171This ZIP14,171
Housing units15,858This ZIP15,858
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$66,967This ZIP$66,967Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$214,500This ZIP$214,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,077This ZIP$1,077Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%This ZIP35.6%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density3,036.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,036.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,343This ZIP1,343
Employees32,496This ZIP32,496
Annual payroll$1,401,857,000This ZIP$1,401,857,000
Tax returns filed15,480This ZIP15,480
Total adjusted gross income$1,075,295,000This ZIP$1,075,295,000

Land area

Land area12.24 sq miThis ZIP12.24 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 78539

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ZIP codes near 78539

ZIPCityDistance
78502 Mcallen, TX 1.9 mi
78504 Mcallen, TX 3.4 mi
78501 Mcallen, TX 5.7 mi
78505 Mcallen, TX 6.1 mi
78573 Mission, TX 7.3 mi
78577 Pharr, TX 8.1 mi
78589 San Juan, TX 9.1 mi
78503 Mcallen, TX 9.1 mi
78558 La Blanca, TX 9.9 mi
78516 Alamo, TX 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78539?

78539 is in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.2807, -98.1833.

What county is 78539 in?

78539 lies in Hidalgo County.

What area code is 78539?

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

What time zone is 78539 in?

78539 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78539?

About 37,168 people live in ZIP code 78539, in 14,171 households, at 3,036.8 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 78539?

$66,967 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78539?

The closest are 78502 (1.9 mi), 78504 (3.4 mi), 78501 (5.7 mi), 78505 (6.1 mi) and 78573 (7.3 mi).

Is 78539 a PO Box ZIP code?

78539 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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