Which ZIP code in Cameron County has the highest median home value?

78597 (South Padre Island), at $527,200 (±$107,065), among 13 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest home values in Cameron County, TX

These are the 13 ZIP codes in Cameron County with the highest median home value, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 78597 (South Padre Island, $527,200), 78575 (Olmito, $249,500) and 78578 (Port Isabel, $196,200) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Cameron County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest home values in Cameron County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median home value	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	78597	South Padre Island	$527,200 ±$107,065	2,935	1,642	613
2	78575	Olmito	$249,500 ±$29,369	4,575	1,620	2,689
3	78578	Port Isabel	$196,200 ±$20,423	10,016	4,379	4,061
4	78526	Brownsville	$185,000 ±$13,525	60,012	17,516	18,847
5	78552	Harlingen	$169,300 ±$10,303	42,332	13,567	14,634
6	78583	Rio Hondo	$161,900 ±$23,664	5,236	1,952	1,958
7	78566	Los Fresnos	$154,300 ±$10,347	25,110	7,241	8,016
8	78520	Brownsville	$146,000 ±$10,707	64,740	20,847	22,917
9	78550	Harlingen	$131,100 ±$9,409	53,335	19,733	21,652
10	78559	La Feria	$103,800 ±$14,762	12,169	4,275	5,048
11	78521	Brownsville	$99,700 ±$6,676	87,380	27,731	31,923
12	78586	San Benito	$87,200 ±$6,729	50,964	15,699	15,753
13	78593	Santa Rosa	$85,100 ±$31,567	5,455	1,555	852

How we ranked them

Ranked by median value of owner-occupied homes as reported by owners (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). Published medians are capped at $2,000,000. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 13 of 16 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Home value tracks what owners spend on the house itself: renovations, landscaping, pest control, security, interior design. Pair it with the homeowner share so the mailer reaches owners, not tenants.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 38,724 households, on 50 carrier routes with 40,844 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Cameron County has the highest median home value?: 78597 (South Padre Island), at $527,200 (±$107,065), among 13 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median value of owner-occupied homes as reported by owners (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). Published medians are capped at $2,000,000.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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