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78572

ZIP 78572 is in Mission, Texas, in Hidalgo County; area code 956; Central time. Mission has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 78573 and 78574.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hidalgo
Population
78,024
Coordinates
26.2015, -98.3572
☼ Live from 78572 — Mission, TX

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Where 78572 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 78572
  • 🔢 Type 78572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,572 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1511. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78570 (Mercedes, TX, 28 mi away) and 78573 (Mission, TX, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78572 becomes 27587 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wake Forest, NC, 1,349 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25778, 27587, 27857, 27875, 28577, 28757, …). The farthest-flung twin is 58772 in Portal, ND, 1,589 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯942 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78572 and you would come out at 26.20°S, 81.64°E — 1,384 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 30m.
  • 📏 At 53.7 square miles of land, 78572 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population78,024This ZIP78,024
Households26,723This ZIP26,723
Housing units33,000This ZIP33,000
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,298This ZIP$54,298Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$147,300This ZIP$147,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$902This ZIP$902Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%This ZIP25.4%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density1,454.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,454.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,399This ZIP1,399
Employees24,466This ZIP24,466
Annual payroll$747,402,000This ZIP$747,402,000
Tax returns filed32,080This ZIP32,080
Total adjusted gross income$1,753,330,000This ZIP$1,753,330,000

Land area

Land area53.66 sq miThis ZIP53.66 sq mi
Water area0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi

Other place names in 78572

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ZIP codes near 78572

ZIPCityDistance
78503 Mcallen, TX 7.2 mi
78501 Mcallen, TX 7.4 mi
78573 Mission, TX 7.4 mi
78574 Mission, TX 7.6 mi
78505 Mcallen, TX 7.9 mi
78557 Hidalgo, TX 9.0 mi
78504 Mcallen, TX 9.1 mi
78560 La Joya, TX 9.1 mi
78576 Penitas, TX 10.4 mi
78577 Pharr, TX 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78572?

78572 is in Mission, Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.2015, -98.3572.

What county is 78572 in?

78572 lies in Hidalgo County.

What area code is 78572?

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

What time zone is 78572 in?

78572 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78572?

About 78,024 people live in ZIP code 78572, in 26,723 households, at 1,454.0 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 78572?

$54,298 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78572?

The closest are 78503 (7.2 mi), 78501 (7.4 mi), 78573 (7.4 mi), 78574 (7.6 mi) and 78505 (7.9 mi).

Is 78572 a PO Box ZIP code?

78572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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