Cameron

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Texas

Cameron is a county in Texas with 16 ZIP codes and a total population of 406,162. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

Cameron is a county inside Texas (FIPS code 48061) that contains 16 USPS ZIP codes covering a combined population of 406,162 according to Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. Counties are the natural bridge between state-level summaries and ZIP-level detail — crime statistics, HUD Fair Market Rents, and childcare pricing are all published at the county level, while household income and housing values are published at the ZIP level. This page reconciles the two views so you can see which ZIPs drive the county totals.

The 16 ZIPs listed below are ordered by population and each links to the full ZIP detail page with Census demographics, housing, income, home-price history, and cross-agency inputs. The most populated ZIP in Cameron is 78521 covering Brownsville with 93,818 residents at 389 people per square mile. Population density across ZIPs in this county varies — use the density column to spot urban cores versus rural delivery areas. A single county can contain both a dense downtown ZIP and a large rural ZIP covering several hundred square miles.

Because Cameron uses FIPS code 48061, it joins cleanly to county-level federal datasets: HUD Fair Market Rent tables, FBI Uniform Crime Report data, and the Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices all key off the same code. That is how neighborhood scorecards combine ZIP-level Census demographics with county-level safety and affordability metrics. All data on this page comes from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Area files — no estimates, no proprietary sources, no editorial scoring.

16

Total ZIPs

406,162

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Cameron

Side-by-side: Compare 78521 vs 78520 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
78521 Brownsville 93,818 389
78520 Brownsville 59,408 628
78586 San Benito 55,878 122
78550 Harlingen 53,152 215
78526 Brownsville 42,460 372
78552 Harlingen 34,111 268
78566 Los Fresnos 16,230 55
78559 La Feria 12,751 140
78578 Port Isabel 12,516 81
78575 Olmito 8,056 252
78583 Rio Hondo 6,623 29
78593 Santa Rosa 6,324 63
78597 South Padre Island 2,885 124
78592 Santa Maria 836 92
78535 Combes 581 184
78567 Los Indios 533 112

What are common questions about ZIP codes in this county?

What is the population of Cameron?
Cameron has a total population of 406,162 across 16 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Cameron?
Cameron includes 16 ZIP codes: 78521, 78520, 78586, 78550, 78526, 78552, 78566, 78559, 78578, 78575, and more.
What is the median household income in Cameron?
Median household income data for individual ZIP codes in Cameron is available on each ZIP code's detail page. Visit any ZIP code link below to see income, housing, and demographic data.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping). Verify with HUD →

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