ZIP Code 78542

78542 is one of Texas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Edinburg, Hidalgo County.

City: Edinburg
County: Hidalgo County
State: Texas
Prefix: 785xx

Where this code sits

78542 is part of the 785xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Edinburg is served by 4 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Edinburg page.

Edinburg Texas ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 78542 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

956 Area code 956

ZIP codes nearest 78542

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 78542.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 78549	1.9 mi	Hargill, TX
ZIP code 78561	9.8 mi	Lasara, TX
ZIP code 78538	11 mi	Edcouch, TX
ZIP code 78558	12 mi	La Blanca, TX
ZIP code 78543	13 mi	Elsa, TX
ZIP code 78540	13 mi	Edinburg, TX
ZIP code 78541	13 mi	Edinburg, TX
ZIP code 78562	15 mi	La Villa, TX

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 78542, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 78542. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.