ZIP code
78542
Edinburg, TX
78542 covers Edinburg in Hidalgo County, with 86,111 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 78542. Methodology
ZIP code map of 78542
About ZIP code 78542
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 78542. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 78542
Race
- White29,515
- Black or African American849
- American Indian or Alaska Native630
- Asian483
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander14
- Other race21,900
- Two or more races31,287
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 79,815
Age
- Under 1014,498
- 10 to 1917,391
- 20 to 2913,343
- 30 to 3911,389
- 40 to 4910,728
- 50 to 598,033
- 60 to 695,313
- 70 to 792,849
- 80 and older1,134
Income and housing in 78542
Education
- High school graduate64.5%
- Bachelor's degree13.3%
- Graduate degree3.6%
Places covering 78542
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.
- Edinburg34.2%
- Murillo10.8%
- Doolittle4.8%
- San Carlos3.6%
- Cesar Chavez1.9%
- Muniz1.9%
- La Blanca1.1%
- Lopezville0.9%
- Linn0.2%
- La Coma Heights0.1%
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.
- Hidalgo 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
40.3% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 78542
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,485 | |
| 2008 | 33,244 | |
| 2009 | 41,313 | |
| 2010 | 45,412 | |
| 2011 | 61,918 | 48,746 |
| 2012 | 64,876 | 50,380 |
| 2013 | 65,704 | 52,790 |
| 2014 | 67,171 | 54,520 |
| 2015 | 69,689 | 57,100 |
| 2016 | 71,634 | 58,770 |
| 2017 | 75,822 | 61,920 |
| 2018 | 75,569 | 63,490 |
| 2019 | 77,336 | 67,280 |
| 2020 | 80,837 | 69,220 |
| 2021 | 84,606 | 69,710 |
| 2022 | 83,925 | 72,030 |
| 2023 | 86,111 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 78542
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 78549Hargill5.4 miPop 876 · Income $19,028
- 78538Edcouch8.5 miPop 10,740 · Income $38,904
- 78540Edinburg10.1 miPop 0 · Income —
- 78543Elsa10.5 miPop 8,608 · Income $47,657
- 78558La Blanca10.5 miPop 905 · Income $46,313
- 78561Lasara11.1 miPop 1,005 · Income $43,359
- 78541Edinburg11.6 miPop 49,395 · Income $50,567
- 78539Edinburg12.0 miPop 38,162 · Income $64,864
- 78504Mcallen13.8 miPop 61,816 · Income $77,627
- 78562La Villa16.0 miPop 3,146 · Income $51,583
- 78573Mission16.1 miPop 42,874 · Income $51,185
- 78599Weslaco16.2 miPop 35,400 · Income $55,939
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ZIP code 78542 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 78542 in?
- 78542 is in Edinburg, TX.
- What county is 78542 in?
- 78542 is in Hidalgo County.
- What is the median household income in 78542?
- The median household income in 78542 is $52,962.
- Which ZIP codes are near 78542?
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