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78574

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hidalgo
Population
62,456
Coordinates
26.3112, -98.3729
☼ Live from 78574 — Mission, TX

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Where 78574 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78574
  • 🔢 Type 78574 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,574 = 2 × 17 × 2311. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001011101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78573 (Mission, TX, 5 mi away) and 78575 (Olmito, TX, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78574 becomes 47587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45778, 45787, 45877, 47578, 47857, 47875, …). The farthest-flung twin is 58477 in Regan, ND, 1,449 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 78%.
  • 🎯934 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78574 and you would come out at 26.31°S, 81.63°E — 1,390 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 51.9 square miles of land, 78574 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population62,456This ZIP62,456
Households17,078This ZIP17,078
Housing units18,421This ZIP18,421
Median age29.0This ZIP29.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,393This ZIP$52,393Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$129,900This ZIP$129,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$836This ZIP$836Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density1,204.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,204.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments351This ZIP351
Employees3,398This ZIP3,398
Annual payroll$127,260,000This ZIP$127,260,000
Tax returns filed24,780This ZIP24,780
Total adjusted gross income$1,029,892,000This ZIP$1,029,892,000

Land area

Land area51.87 sq miThis ZIP51.87 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 78574

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ZIP codes near 78574

ZIPCityDistance
78573 Mission, TX 4.6 mi
78576 Penitas, TX 5.6 mi
78572 Mission, TX 7.6 mi
78560 La Joya, TX 7.7 mi
78504 Mcallen, TX 8.7 mi
78595 Sullivan City, TX 10.4 mi
78501 Mcallen, TX 10.6 mi
78541 Edinburg, TX 11.4 mi
78502 Mcallen, TX 11.4 mi
78505 Mcallen, TX 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78574?

78574 is in Mission, Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.3112, -98.3729.

What county is 78574 in?

78574 lies in Hidalgo County.

What area code is 78574?

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

What time zone is 78574 in?

78574 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78574?

About 62,456 people live in ZIP code 78574, in 17,078 households, at 1,204.1 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 78574?

$52,393 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78574?

The closest are 78573 (4.6 mi), 78576 (5.6 mi), 78572 (7.6 mi), 78560 (7.7 mi) and 78504 (8.7 mi).

Is 78574 a PO Box ZIP code?

78574 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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