| City: | Eagle Pass, Texas |
| County: | Maverick County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:27:24 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 830 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 28.7086, -100.4995 |
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Eagle Pass sits on the Texas-Mexico border, directly across the Rio Grande from Piedras Negras, Coahuila. ZIP code 78853 exists as a dedicated PO Box ZIP that operates within the larger 78852 service area. The post office here maintains 3,784 PO Boxes, serving a busy border community where cross-border commerce and family connections drive high mail volume.
This isn't a residential ZIP. Census data shows zero population because 78853 covers only the post office facility itself, not surrounding neighborhoods. Residents and businesses in Eagle Pass receive street delivery through neighboring 78852, while 78853 handles PO Box customers. The 220 business delivery points suggest commercial activity concentrated around the post office.
The sole street address in 78853 is S Bibb Ave, which is the post office's physical location. All 311 street-type records use UNIT designators, indicating PO Box Street Addressing. This system lets box holders use the post office street address with their box number as a unit, useful for deliveries that won't go to PO Boxes.
For border communities like Eagle Pass, PO Boxes serve customers on both sides of the line. Mexican residents can rent a U.S. PO Box for deliveries from American retailers that won't ship internationally. This cross-border demand helps explain why a ZIP with zero Census population maintains nearly 3,800 active boxes.
The only street is the post office address at S Bibb Ave, used for PO Box Street Addressing.
ZIP Code 78853 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 21 business establishments, employing about 168 people with an annual payroll of $6,399,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 13,009Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 21Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,457,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $6,399,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 168Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 78853 is located in Maverick County, Texas, within the Eagle Pass, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 20580) and Texas's 23rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 57,770 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 78853. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Eagle Pass, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 20580Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 57,770Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 23Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 58059.18 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4821892Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Eagle Pass city; TexasSource: Census |
ZIP Code 78853 is in the Eagle Pass Independent School District, which serves grades Pre-Kindergarten thru 12th. There are 4 public school(s) in this ZIP Code, and we have located 3 private school(s). 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.