| City: | Mcallen, Texas |
| Names to Avoid: | Mc Allen |
| County: | Hidalgo County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:49:33 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 956 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 26.2053, -98.2256 |
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ZIP code 78502 serves as McAllen's downtown post office zone in Hidalgo County, Texas. This isn't a residential neighborhood. It's a point location containing a central post office facility that handles PO Box services for the surrounding McAllen metro area. The ZIP has no resident population because it only covers the post office building itself, which sits within the larger 78501 ZIP code.
The post office maintains 1,326 PO Boxes and serves 612 business delivery points. All 265 street delivery records point to a single address: E Pecan Boulevard, with unit designators for individual businesses. This pattern indicates a commercial building or complex where multiple businesses share the same street address. With 51 business establishments employing 776 workers, this ZIP functions as a business mail hub for downtown McAllen.
McAllen sits just north of the Mexican border, and residents throughout the metro area use PO Boxes at this location for secure mail receipt. Unlike residential ZIPs, 78502 doesn't have its own census data because no one lives here. Street delivery in McAllen goes through neighboring ZIPs like 78501, 78503, and others. This downtown post office provides an alternative for those who prefer PO Box service or need a central pickup location.
Residents from nearby neighborhoods pick up mail at this facility, including Clocktower Village (0.6 miles), Parkland Estates (0.6 miles), Emerald Point (1.1 miles), and Cobotel Terrace (1.3 miles).
All delivery records are on E Pecan Boulevard with unit designators, indicating a single commercial building or complex.
ZIP Code 78502 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 46 business establishments, employing about 753 people with an annual payroll of $41,927,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 4,867Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 46Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $9,545,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $41,927,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 753Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 78502 is located in Hidalgo County, Texas, within the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 32580) and Texas's 15th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 774,769 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 78502. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 32580Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 774,769Source: Census |
| MSA: | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 15Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 7804.07 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4845384Source: Census |
| Place Name: | McAllen city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 78502 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.