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78542

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hidalgo
Population
89,401
Coordinates
26.4325, -98.0899
☼ Live from 78542 — Edinburg, TX

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Where 78542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78542
  • 🔢 Type 78542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,542 = 2 × 173 × 227. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78541 (Edinburg, TX, 12 mi away) and 78543 (Elsa, TX, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78542 becomes 24587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24578, 24857, 27584, 27845, 28457, 28547, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48725 in Caseville, MI, 1,468 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯926 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78542 and you would come out at 26.43°S, 81.91°E — 1,383 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 176.0 square miles of land, 78542 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 134 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population89,401This ZIP89,401
Households23,943This ZIP23,943
Housing units26,187This ZIP26,187
Median age27.7This ZIP27.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$55,243This ZIP$55,243Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$150,200This ZIP$150,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$865This ZIP$865Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density508.1 / sq miThis ZIP508.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments388This ZIP388
Employees4,069This ZIP4,069
Annual payroll$169,414,000This ZIP$169,414,000
Tax returns filed31,520This ZIP31,520
Total adjusted gross income$1,318,914,000This ZIP$1,318,914,000

Land area

Land area175.96 sq miThis ZIP175.96 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 78542

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ZIP codes near 78542

ZIPCityDistance
78549 Hargill, TX 5.4 mi
78538 Edcouch, TX 8.5 mi
78540 Edinburg, TX 10.1 mi
78543 Elsa, TX 10.5 mi
78558 La Blanca, TX 10.5 mi
78561 Lasara, TX 11.1 mi
78541 Edinburg, TX 11.6 mi
78539 Edinburg, TX 12.0 mi
78502 Mcallen, TX 13.9 mi
78504 Mcallen, TX 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78542?

78542 is in Edinburg, Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.4325, -98.0899.

What county is 78542 in?

78542 lies in Hidalgo County.

What area code is 78542?

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

What time zone is 78542 in?

78542 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78542?

About 89,401 people live in ZIP code 78542, in 23,943 households, at 508.1 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 78542?

$55,243 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78542?

The closest are 78549 (5.4 mi), 78538 (8.5 mi), 78540 (10.1 mi), 78543 (10.5 mi) and 78558 (10.5 mi).

Is 78542 a PO Box ZIP code?

78542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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