| City: | Harlingen, Texas |
| County: | Cameron County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:49:51 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 956 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 26.1908, -97.6964 |
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ZIP code 78553 isn't a community or residential area. It's a point-only postal zone within the greater Harlingen area, fully enclosed by ZIP code 78550. The post office here maintains 792 PO Boxes and serves 220 businesses, with zero residential population.
Every delivery point in this ZIP sits along New Combes Highway. All 178 street records include UNIT designators, indicating a commercial complex (likely a business park or shopping center) rather than residential housing. City carrier routes handle deliveries here.
Harlingen's growth required additional postal capacity. ZIP 78550 serves the city's residential areas, while 78553 handles commercial PO Box and business delivery services. No Census data exists because no one lives within this ZIP's boundaries.
| Address Type | ZIP Code |
|---|---|
| PO Boxes at this facility | 78553 |
| Businesses on New Combes Hwy | 78553 |
| Residential addresses | 78550 |
A single commercial street with UNIT designators, likely a business park or shopping center.
ZIP Code 78553 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 49 people with an annual payroll of $1,654,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 5,852Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $392,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $1,654,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 49Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 78553 is located in Cameron County, Texas, within the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 15180) and Texas's 34th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 406,220 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 78553. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Brownsville-Harlingen, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 15180Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 406,220Source: Census |
| MSA: | Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 34Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 8190.32 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4832372Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Harlingen city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 78553 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 February 1, 2026.