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McAllen, TX ZIP Codes

5 ZIP codes use the postal name McAllen, Texas (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 3 residential and 2 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $48,071 in 78501 to $81,905 in 78504, 1.7 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). McAllen's most populous ZIP code is 78504, with 63,094 people (ACS 2020-2024); 89% of its land is in the city of McAllen.

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  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are McAllen's ZIP codes?

78501: $48k median household income78503: $53k median household income78504: $82k median household income78504785037850178501: $48k median household income78503: $53k median household income78504: $82k median household income78504785037850178501: $48k median household income78503: $53k median household income78504: $82k median household income785047850378501
The 3 residential ZIP codes named McAllen, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are McAllen's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 78504 ($81,905), the lowest in 78501 ($48,071). Home values run from $150,900 in 78503 to $218,900 in 78504.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 3 residential ZIP codes of McAllen

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name McAllen, TX, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
78504 Hidalgo County 63,094 3,220 $82k $219k
78501 Hidalgo County 58,935 3,792 $48k $161k
78503 Hidalgo County 22,621 1,178 $53k $151k

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in McAllen

2 ZIP codes named McAllen have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

McAllen, TX: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
78502Hidalgo County
78505Hidalgo County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do McAllen's ZIP codes reach?

McAllen's residential ZIP codes lie in Hidalgo County.

Which first three digits do McAllen's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of McAllen starts with 785.

Three-digit prefixes of McAllen's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are McAllen's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
785 McAllen, TX (SCF 785) 5 68

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.