Oldest ZIP codes in Cameron County, TX
These are the 13 ZIP codes in Cameron County with the highest median age, out of 13 with at least 1,000 residents. 78597 (South Padre Island, 61.0), 78578 (Port Isabel, 49.0) and 78583 (Rio Hondo, 44.3) 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.
Oldest ZIP codes in Cameron County
| Rank | ZIP | Mailing city | Median age | Residents | Households | Residential mailboxes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78597 | South Padre Island | 61.0 ±4.4 | 2,935 | 1,642 | 613 |
| 2 | 78578 | Port Isabel | 49.0 ±5.1 | 10,016 | 4,379 | 4,061 |
| 3 | 78583 | Rio Hondo | 44.3 ±7.3 | 5,236 | 1,952 | 1,958 |
| 4 | 78575 | Olmito | 38.2 ±5.1 | 4,575 | 1,620 | 2,689 |
| 5 | 78559 | La Feria | 37.2 ±5.9 | 12,169 | 4,275 | 5,048 |
| 6 | 78550 | Harlingen | 33.6 ±1.3 | 53,335 | 19,733 | 21,652 |
| 7 | 78552 | Harlingen | 33.4 ±1.1 | 42,332 | 13,567 | 14,634 |
| 8 | 78566 | Los Fresnos | 33.0 ±3.6 | 25,110 | 7,241 | 8,016 |
| 9 | 78586 | San Benito | 32.0 ±2.1 | 50,964 | 15,699 | 15,753 |
| 10 | 78520 | Brownsville | 31.9 ±1.0 | 64,740 | 20,847 | 22,917 |
| 11 | 78521 | Brownsville | 31.3 ±1.3 | 87,380 | 27,731 | 31,923 |
| 12 | 78526 | Brownsville | 29.7 ±1.1 | 60,012 | 17,516 | 18,847 |
| 13 | 78593 | Santa Rosa | 29.4 ±5.4 | 5,455 | 1,555 | 852 |
How we ranked them
Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 13 of 16 qualify.
Which of these to mail, and why
Older ZIP codes respond to health care, hearing and vision, Medicare plans, home safety, estate planning and services that come to the door.
The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 13,868 households, on 18 carrier routes with 14,369 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 age?
- 78597 (South Padre Island), at 61.0 (±4.4), among 13 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Ranked by median age of all residents, highest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
- 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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