ZIP code · Edinburg · Texas · United States
ZIP code 78542 — Edinburg
ZIP code 78542 serves Edinburg, Texas.
- Postal code
- 78542Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Edinburg
- County
- Hidalgo FIPS 48215
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 26.4661, -98.0695 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 86,111 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 489 / sq mi
- Land area
- 176 sq mi (455.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $52,962
- Per-capita income
- $18,347
- Median age
- 27.4
- Households
- 22,928
- Housing units
- 25,198
- Median home value
- $123,500
- Median gross rent
- $876 / month
- Congressional districts
- TX-15 (also TX-34) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 10a (30 to 35 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 956Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 78542
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 98°F), coldest Jan (avg low 49°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 72 | 76 | 81 | 87 | 93 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 80 | 73 |
| Avg low °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: EDINBURG 17 NNE (4.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 78542
- 20 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 1 supermarkets
- 4 restaurants & cafés
- 11 parks
- 19 playgrounds
- 4 places of worship
- 9 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 3 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page