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78573

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hidalgo
Population
44,809
Coordinates
26.2962, -98.3000
☼ Live from 78573 — Mission, TX

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Where 78573 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78573
  • 🔢 Type 78573 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,573 = 3 × 11 × 2381. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78572 (Mission, TX, 7 mi away) and 78574 (Mission, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78573 becomes 37587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37857, 38577, 53778, 57738, 57783, 58377, …). The farthest-flung twin is 58737 in Flaxton, ND, 1,578 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯935 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78573 and you would come out at 26.30°S, 81.70°E — 1,386 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 36.7 square miles of land, 78573 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,809This ZIP44,809
Households12,720This ZIP12,720
Housing units14,149This ZIP14,149
Median age28.8This ZIP28.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$55,000This ZIP$55,000Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$163,600This ZIP$163,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,005This ZIP$1,005Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density1,221.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,221.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments342This ZIP342
Employees3,429This ZIP3,429
Annual payroll$112,629,000This ZIP$112,629,000
Tax returns filed17,630This ZIP17,630
Total adjusted gross income$918,656,000This ZIP$918,656,000

Land area

Land area36.68 sq miThis ZIP36.68 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 78573

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

ZIP codes near 78573

ZIPCityDistance
78504 Mcallen, TX 4.1 mi
78574 Mission, TX 4.6 mi
78501 Mcallen, TX 6.7 mi
78502 Mcallen, TX 6.8 mi
78539 Edinburg, TX 7.3 mi
78572 Mission, TX 7.4 mi
78505 Mcallen, TX 7.7 mi
78503 Mcallen, TX 9.8 mi
78576 Penitas, TX 10.2 mi
78541 Edinburg, TX 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78573?

78573 is in Mission, Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.2962, -98.3000.

What county is 78573 in?

78573 lies in Hidalgo County.

What area code is 78573?

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

What time zone is 78573 in?

78573 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78573?

About 44,809 people live in ZIP code 78573, in 12,720 households, at 1,221.7 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 78573?

$55,000 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78573?

The closest are 78504 (4.1 mi), 78574 (4.6 mi), 78501 (6.7 mi), 78502 (6.8 mi) and 78539 (7.3 mi).

Is 78573 a PO Box ZIP code?

78573 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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