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78541

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hidalgo
Population
51,710
Coordinates
26.4521, -98.2768
☼ Live from 78541 — Edinburg, TX

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Where 78541 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 78541
  • 🔢 Type 78541 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 78541 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78540 (Edinburg, TX, 19 mi away) and 78542 (Edinburg, TX, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78541 becomes 14587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14758, 14785, 14857, 15478, 15748, 15784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18457 in Rowland, PA, 1,678 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯924 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78541 and you would come out at 26.45°S, 81.72°E — 1,392 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 29m.
  • 📏 At 290.2 square miles of land, 78541 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 220 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,710This ZIP51,710
Households16,679This ZIP16,679
Housing units18,535This ZIP18,535
Median age27.9This ZIP27.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,863This ZIP$52,863Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$156,700This ZIP$156,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$961This ZIP$961Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density178.2 / sq miThis ZIP178.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments320This ZIP320
Employees4,389This ZIP4,389
Annual payroll$183,823,000This ZIP$183,823,000
Tax returns filed18,530This ZIP18,530
Total adjusted gross income$848,395,000This ZIP$848,395,000

Land area

Land area290.22 sq miThis ZIP290.22 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 78541

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 78541

ZIPCityDistance
78573 Mission, TX 10.9 mi
78574 Mission, TX 11.4 mi
78542 Edinburg, TX 11.6 mi
78504 Mcallen, TX 12.3 mi
78539 Edinburg, TX 13.2 mi
78502 Mcallen, TX 14.3 mi
78576 Penitas, TX 14.9 mi
78563 Linn, TX 15.3 mi
78549 Hargill, TX 15.5 mi
78501 Mcallen, TX 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78541?

78541 is in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.4521, -98.2768.

What county is 78541 in?

78541 lies in Hidalgo County.

What area code is 78541?

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

What time zone is 78541 in?

78541 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78541?

About 51,710 people live in ZIP code 78541, in 16,679 households, at 178.2 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 78541?

$52,863 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78541?

The closest are 78573 (10.9 mi), 78574 (11.4 mi), 78542 (11.6 mi), 78504 (12.3 mi) and 78539 (13.2 mi).

Is 78541 a PO Box ZIP code?

78541 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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