Which ZIP code in Hidalgo County has the fastest population growth?

78576 (Penitas), at 46.1%, among 24 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.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Hidalgo County, TX

These are the 24 ZIP codes in Hidalgo County with the fastest population growth, out of 24 with at least 1,000 residents. 78576 (Penitas, 46.1%), 78542 (Edinburg, 15.6%) and 78573 (Mission, 15.4%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Hidalgo County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Hidalgo County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	78576	Penitas	46.1%	15,484	3,637	3,730
2	78542	Edinburg	15.6%	89,401	23,943	28,029
3	78573	Mission	15.4%	44,809	12,720	14,794
4	78541	Edinburg	15.3%	51,710	16,679	17,705
5	78504	Mcallen	9.9%	63,094	19,697	21,989
6	78538	Edcouch	7.6%	11,982	3,556	3,006
7	78537	Donna	7.0%	51,426	13,909	16,734
8	78569	Lyford	5.9%	4,342	1,283	778
9	78503	Mcallen	4.5%	22,621	7,247	8,804
10	78557	Hidalgo	3.8%	14,498	3,909	4,121
11	78577	Pharr	3.1%	80,540	23,957	27,884
12	78595	Sullivan City	2.7%	6,118	1,826	1,655
13	78570	Mercedes	1.2%	34,348	9,161	10,504
14	78574	Mission	-0.3%	62,456	17,078	18,482
15	78539	Edinburg	-0.6%	37,168	14,171	15,145
16	78516	Alamo	-1.8%	34,370	10,045	11,662
17	78589	San Juan	-2.6%	40,231	11,709	12,788
18	78572	Mission	-3.2%	78,024	26,723	34,542
19	78543	Elsa	-3.3%	8,400	2,834	—
20	78560	La Joya	-4.4%	4,635	1,467	1,549
21	78501	Mcallen	-6.6%	58,935	21,734	24,728
22	78562	La Villa	-26.0%	3,211	712	—
23	78596	Weslaco	-41.3%	39,518	12,731	16,693
24	78579	Progreso	-65.1%	2,039	665	—

How we ranked them

Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 24 of 30 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Growing ZIP codes add households every year, which means new homes, new routes and customers without a go-to provider yet. Check the route map: new subdivisions can appear as new carrier routes.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 76,676 households, on 104 carrier routes with 86,247 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 Hidalgo County has the fastest population growth?: 78576 (Penitas), at 46.1%, among 24 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have 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.

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