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Local servicesHospitalValley Baptist Medical Center - Harlingen5.6 miPost officeHarlingen Post Office3.9 miTown hallCombes Town Hall4.4 miPoliceTexas State Tech College Harlingen Police Department2.4 miFire stationHarlingen Fire Department Station 51.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTexas State Technical College - Harlingen2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportValley International Airport HRL2.0 miInterstateI-69E3.8 miUS highwayUS 773.8 miCoachHarlingen Bus StationGreyhound5.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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State or areaTexas
ZIP code78550
Telephone code956
Time zoneCentral Time (CST/CDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 13 h 47 min6:38 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 30 min7:13 am – 5:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People54,169 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.619,639 householdsMedian household income $51,524Median home value $120,500Median rent $863 a month53% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,826 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 22,741 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, professional and business services 12%, retail 10%Average commute 18 minutes78% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 51%, Spanish 48%16% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 72°F, lows 50°F24 in of rain a year, on about 35 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare163 days above 90°F, 2 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 72° / 50°FJFebruary: 76° / 54°FFMarch: 81° / 59°FMApril: 87° / 65°FAMay: 91° / 71°FMJune: 95° / 75°FJJuly: 96° / 75°FJAugust: 97° / 75°FASeptember: 92° / 73°FSOctober: 88° / 66°FONovember: 79° / 57°FNDecember: 73° / 52°FD100°40°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Harlingen Rio Grande Ap station, 2 mi away; snow from Harlingen
Nearby landmarksEsperanza Farms Lakelake · 1.2 miTexas State Technical College - Harlingencollege · 2.6 miCullen-Thompson Reservoirreservoir · 1.4 miBeckham Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miLake Harlingenlake · 4.4 miUTRGV School of Medicinecollege · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPendleton Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 57 acresCity Lake Parkpark · 4.2 miLower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.4 mi · 89,898 acresLas Palomas Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 118 acresLaguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.7 mi · 100,351 acresResaca de la Palma State Parkstate park · 18.7 mi · 1,401 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighCameron County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighHurricane Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality30% of days had good air in 2025109 of 365 days measured248 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 57, worst day 139main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cameron County monitors, TX
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHarlingen Water Works Systemserves 85,900 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation33 ft10 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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