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78562

ZIP 78562 is La Villa, Texas, in Hidalgo County; area code 956; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hidalgo
Population
3,211
Coordinates
26.2838, -97.8912
☼ Live from 78562 — La Villa, TX

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Where 78562 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78562
  • 🔢 Type 78562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,562 = 2 × 11 × 3571. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78561 (Lasara, TX, 13 mi away) and 78563 (Linn, TX, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78562 becomes 26587 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rachel, WV, 1,365 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25678, 25876, 26578, 26587, 27568, 27586, …). The farthest-flung twin is 58762 in Newburg, ND, 1,556 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯937 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78562 and you would come out at 26.28°S, 82.11°E — 1,367 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 21.5 square miles of land, 78562 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,211This ZIP3,211
Households712This ZIP712
Housing units751This ZIP751
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$31,522This ZIP$31,522Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$102,400This ZIP$102,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%This ZIP5.2%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density149.5 / sq miThis ZIP149.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees625This ZIP625
Annual payroll$27,152,000This ZIP$27,152,000

Land area

Land area21.47 sq miThis ZIP21.47 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Other place names in 78562

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

ZIP codes near 78562

ZIPCityDistance
78593 Santa Rosa, TX 4.2 mi
78594 Sebastian, TX 6.8 mi
78543 Elsa, TX 7.2 mi
78599 Weslaco, TX 7.6 mi
78538 Edcouch, TX 7.7 mi
78570 Mercedes, TX 7.9 mi
78558 La Blanca, TX 8.2 mi
78535 Combes, TX 10.2 mi
78559 La Feria, TX 10.4 mi
78552 Harlingen, TX 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78562?

78562 is in La Villa, Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.2838, -97.8912.

What county is 78562 in?

78562 lies in Hidalgo County.

What area code is 78562?

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

What time zone is 78562 in?

78562 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78562?

About 3,211 people live in ZIP code 78562, in 712 households, at 149.5 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 78562?

$31,522 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78562?

The closest are 78593 (4.2 mi), 78594 (6.8 mi), 78543 (7.2 mi), 78599 (7.6 mi) and 78538 (7.7 mi).

Is 78562 a PO Box ZIP code?

78562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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