78592
ZIP 78592 is Santa Maria, Texas, in Cameron County; area code 956; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Cameron
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Population
- 677
- Coordinates
- 26.0620, -97.8470
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Where 78592 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.
- 🔢 Type 78592 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,592 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 307. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011001100000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78591 (Santa Elena, TX, 59 mi away) and 78593 (Santa Rosa, TX, 15 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78592 becomes 29587 — and that is a real ZIP code: Myrtle Beach, SC, 1,244 miles away.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25879, 25978, 27589, 27895, 27958, 27985, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98257 in La Conner, WA, 2,037 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
- 🎯952 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78592 and you would come out at 26.06°S, 82.15°E — 1,354 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 30m.
- 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 78592 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 677This ZIP677 |
|---|---|
| Households | 253This ZIP253 |
| Housing units | 278This ZIP278 |
| Median age | 50.7This ZIP50.7Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $76,700This ZIP$76,700Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.6%This ZIP2.6% |
| Mean commute | 25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min |
| Population density | 195.9 / sq miThis ZIP195.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 3.46 sq miThis ZIP3.46 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi |
Other place names in 78592
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78592
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78559 | La Feria, TX | 5.9 mi |
78579 | Progreso, TX | 6.4 mi |
78567 | Los Indios, TX | 6.8 mi |
78570 | Mercedes, TX | 8.5 mi |
78596 | Weslaco, TX | 9.8 mi |
78552 | Harlingen, TX | 10.9 mi |
78553 | Harlingen, TX | 12.9 mi |
78586 | San Benito, TX | 12.9 mi |
78599 | Weslaco, TX | 13.8 mi |
78535 | Combes, TX | 14.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78592?
78592 is in Santa Maria, Texas, in Cameron County, part of the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.0620, -97.8470.
What county is 78592 in?
78592 lies in Cameron County.
What area code is 78592?
Santa Maria uses area code 956, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78592 in?
78592 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78592?
About 677 people live in ZIP code 78592, in 253 households, at 195.9 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 78592?
The closest are 78559 (5.9 mi), 78579 (6.4 mi), 78567 (6.8 mi), 78570 (8.5 mi) and 78596 (9.8 mi).
Is 78592 a PO Box ZIP code?
78592 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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