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78563

ZIP 78563 is Linn, Texas, mostly in Hidalgo County; area code 956; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hidalgo +1 more
Population
92
Coordinates
26.6723, -98.2550
☼ Live from 78563 — Linn, TX

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Where 78563 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78563
  • 🔢 Type 78563 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,563 = 251 × 313. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78562 (La Villa, TX, 35 mi away) and 78564 (Lopeno, TX, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78563 becomes 36587 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wilmer, AL, 665 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35768, 36578, 36587, 36758, 36785, 36875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83657 in Ola, ID, 1,575 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯909 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78563 and you would come out at 26.67°S, 81.75°E — 1,401 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 28m.
  • 📏 At 248.6 square miles of land, 78563 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 189 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population92This ZIP92
Households50This ZIP50
Housing units77This ZIP77
Median age60.5This ZIP60.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%This ZIP55.4%
Population density0.4 / sq miThis ZIP0.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$1,334,000This ZIP$1,334,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$20,236,000This ZIP$20,236,000

Land area

Land area248.57 sq miThis ZIP248.57 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 78563 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hidalgo County 99.2%
Starr County 0.8%

Other place names in 78563

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ZIP codes near 78563

ZIPCityDistance
78588 San Isidro, TX 10.0 mi
78536 Delmita, TX 11.8 mi
78353 Encino, TX 14.6 mi
78541 Edinburg, TX 15.3 mi
78540 Edinburg, TX 18.4 mi
78591 Santa Elena, TX 18.5 mi
78549 Hargill, TX 18.8 mi
78542 Edinburg, TX 19.5 mi
78561 Lasara, TX 25.2 mi
78574 Mission, TX 26.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78563?

78563 is in Linn, Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.6723, -98.2550.

What county is 78563 in?

78563 spans 2 counties: Hidalgo County and Starr County. Most of it falls in Hidalgo County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 78563?

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

What time zone is 78563 in?

78563 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78563?

About 92 people live in ZIP code 78563, in 50 households, at 0.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 78563?

The closest are 78588 (10 mi), 78536 (11.8 mi), 78353 (14.6 mi), 78541 (15.3 mi) and 78540 (18.4 mi).

Is 78563 a PO Box ZIP code?

78563 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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