78561
ZIP 78561 is Lasara, Texas, in Willacy County; area code 956; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Willacy
- Metro area
- Raymondville, TX
- Population
- 1,457
- Coordinates
- 26.4689, -97.9158
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Where 78561 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.
- 🔢 Type 78561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,561 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 29 × 43. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011001011100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78560 (La Joya, TX, 38 mi away) and 78562 (La Villa, TX, 13 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78561 becomes 16587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15678, 15687, 16875, 17568, 17856, 17865, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18657 in Tunkhannock, PA, 1,624 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 78561 and you would come out at 26.47°S, 82.08°E — 1,376 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 1.1 square miles of land, 78561 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 512 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,457This ZIP1,457 |
|---|---|
| Households | 397This ZIP397 |
| Housing units | 440This ZIP440 |
| Median age | 41.3This ZIP41.3Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $102,528This ZIP$102,528Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $55,500This ZIP$55,500Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.4%This ZIP24.4% |
| Mean commute | 26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min |
| Population density | 1,378.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,378.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 78561
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78561
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78549 | Hargill, TX | 7.2 mi |
78540 | Edinburg, TX | 7.3 mi |
78538 | Edcouch, TX | 7.9 mi |
78580 | Raymondville, TX | 10.6 mi |
78594 | Sebastian, TX | 10.8 mi |
78542 | Edinburg, TX | 11.1 mi |
78569 | Lyford, TX | 12.2 mi |
78543 | Elsa, TX | 12.8 mi |
78562 | La Villa, TX | 12.9 mi |
78558 | La Blanca, TX | 13.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78561?
78561 is in Lasara, Texas, in Willacy County, part of the Raymondville, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.4689, -97.9158.
What county is 78561 in?
78561 lies in Willacy County.
What area code is 78561?
Lasara uses area code 956, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78561 in?
78561 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78561?
About 1,457 people live in ZIP code 78561, in 397 households, at 1,378.4 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 78561?
$102,528 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 78561?
The closest are 78549 (7.2 mi), 78540 (7.3 mi), 78538 (7.9 mi), 78580 (10.6 mi) and 78594 (10.8 mi).
Is 78561 a PO Box ZIP code?
78561 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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