ZIP code · Rio Frio · Texas · United States

ZIP code 78879 — Rio Frio

ZIP code 78879 serves Rio Frio, Texas.

Postal code
78879
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Rio Frio
County
Real FIPS 48385
State
Texas
Country
United States
Coordinates
29.6495, -99.7165 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
171 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
8 / sq mi
Land area
21.9 sq mi (56.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$95,385
Per-capita income
$32,505
Median age
37.4
Households
64
Housing units
189
Median home value
$1,086,500
Congressional districts
TX-21 (also TX-23) (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
8b (15 to 20 °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
830 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone 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.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Aug (avg high 95°F), coldest Jan (avg low 35°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F636774808692949590817164
Avg low °F353946546370717165564537
Precip in1.11.02.01.93.53.02.22.93.92.72.11.3

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CAMP WOOD (17.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 78879

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.

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