ZIP code · Laredo · Texas · United States
ZIP code 78040 — Laredo
ZIP code 78040 serves Laredo, Texas.
- Postal code
- 78040Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Laredo
- County
- Webb FIPS 48479
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 27.5155, -99.4986 — precision estimated (postal-area centroid)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 36,115 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 5,728 / sq mi
- Land area
- 6.3 sq mi (16.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $35,742
- Per-capita income
- $16,697
- Median age
- 29.3
- Households
- 11,438
- Housing units
- 13,567
- Median home value
- $116,500
- Median gross rent
- $881 / month
- Congressional district
- TX-28 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 9b (25 to 30 °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 78040
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 101°F), coldest Jan (avg low 47°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 68 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 94 | 87 | 77 | 69 |
| Avg low °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 65 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: LAREDO AFB (2.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 78040
- 24 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 3 hospitals & clinics
- 1 pharmacies
- 3 supermarkets
- 42 restaurants & cafés
- 5 bars & pubs
- 33 parks
- 8 playgrounds
- 6 gyms & sports centres
- 4 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 18 places of worship
- 12 banks
- 15 gas stations
- 6 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