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Where 78596 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 78596 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGSBL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 78,596 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 401. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011001100000100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78595 (Sullivan City, TX, 37 mi away) and 78597 (South Padre Island, TX, 46 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 78596 becomes 69587, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58769, 59867, 65789, 65897, 67859, 68759, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96857 in Schofield Barracks, HI, 3,777 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
- 🎯949 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78596 and you would come out at 26.10°S, 82.00°E — 1,363 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 40.2 square miles of land, 78596 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 39,518This ZIP39,518 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,731This ZIP12,731 |
| Housing units | 16,329This ZIP16,329 |
| Median age | 31.7This ZIP31.7Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $58,411This ZIP$58,411Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $104,000This ZIP$104,000Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $936This ZIP$936Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.2%This ZIP21.2% |
| Mean commute | 23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min |
| Population density | 983.1 / sq miThis ZIP983.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 828This ZIP828 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 18,580This ZIP18,580 |
| Annual payroll | $660,573,000This ZIP$660,573,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 16,160This ZIP16,160 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $811,810,000This ZIP$811,810,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 40.20 sq miThis ZIP40.20 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi |
Other place names in 78596
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 78596
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
78579 | Progreso, TX | 3.4 mi |
78537 | Donna, TX | 6.4 mi |
78570 | Mercedes, TX | 7.5 mi |
78516 | Alamo, TX | 8.2 mi |
78599 | Weslaco, TX | 8.3 mi |
78592 | Santa Maria, TX | 9.8 mi |
78589 | San Juan, TX | 10.6 mi |
78559 | La Feria, TX | 11.3 mi |
78577 | Pharr, TX | 12.9 mi |
78558 | La Blanca, TX | 13.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 78596?
78596 is in Weslaco, Texas, in Hidalgo County, part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 26.0973, -97.9997.
What county is 78596 in?
78596 lies in Hidalgo County.
What area code is 78596?
Weslaco uses area code 956, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 78596 in?
78596 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 78596?
About 39,518 people live in ZIP code 78596, in 12,731 households, at 983.1 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 78596?
$58,411 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 78596?
The closest are 78579 (3.4 mi), 78537 (6.4 mi), 78570 (7.5 mi), 78516 (8.2 mi) and 78599 (8.3 mi).
Is 78596 a PO Box ZIP code?
78596 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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