ZIP code
78521
Brownsville, TX
78521 covers Brownsville in Cameron County, with 87,860 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 78521. Methodology
ZIP code map of 78521
About ZIP code 78521
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 78521. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 78521
Race
- White30,829
- Black or African American190
- American Indian or Alaska Native550
- Asian284
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander17
- Other race19,596
- Two or more races37,242
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 84,655
Age
- Under 1013,244
- 10 to 1916,177
- 20 to 2912,861
- 30 to 399,910
- 40 to 4910,588
- 50 to 599,581
- 60 to 698,356
- 70 to 795,392
- 80 and older2,599
Income and housing in 78521
Education
- High school graduate61.6%
- Bachelor's degree14.8%
- Graduate degree3.8%
Places covering 78521
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Brownsville86.2%
- South Point1.1%
- Reid Hope King0.8%
- Villa Pancho0.5%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Cameron County100.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
11.4% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 78521
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 81,314 | |
| 2006 | 81,050 | |
| 2007 | 87,332 | |
| 2008 | 83,076 | |
| 2009 | 84,892 | |
| 2010 | 85,221 | |
| 2011 | 90,429 | 85,475 |
| 2012 | 90,752 | 85,360 |
| 2013 | 90,446 | 85,500 |
| 2014 | 91,050 | 85,420 |
| 2015 | 92,394 | 84,620 |
| 2016 | 93,008 | 82,090 |
| 2017 | 92,975 | 81,980 |
| 2018 | 92,108 | 81,050 |
| 2019 | 90,687 | 82,810 |
| 2020 | 89,629 | 82,010 |
| 2021 | 88,791 | 80,260 |
| 2022 | 87,040 | 81,520 |
| 2023 | 87,860 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 78521
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 78578Port Isabel6.9 miPop 10,231 · Income $52,041
- 78526Brownsville9.0 miPop 59,719 · Income $68,143
- 78566Los Fresnos14.1 miPop 24,927 · Income $64,385
- 78520Brownsville14.4 miPop 63,337 · Income $47,331
- 78575Olmito15.7 miPop 4,728 · Income $74,273
- 78597South Padre Island22.9 miPop 2,881 · Income $61,357
- 78586San Benito23.3 miPop 49,103 · Income $44,158
- 78583Rio Hondo25.5 miPop 5,472 · Income $61,315
- 78567Los Indios27.0 miPop 405 · Income —
- 78550Harlingen30.4 miPop 54,169 · Income $51,524
- 78552Harlingen31.9 miPop 41,277 · Income $67,183
- 78535Combes33.2 miPop 435 · Income $30,144
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ZIP code 78521 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 78521 in?
- 78521 is in Brownsville, TX.
- What county is 78521 in?
- 78521 is in Cameron County.
- What is the median household income in 78521?
- The median household income in 78521 is $41,276.
- Which ZIP codes are near 78521?
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