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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 78538 (Edcouch, TX)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$146,000
Metro: $189,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+4.0%
Metro: −0.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
11,982
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$40,399
Metro: $54,338 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 78538, shaded by typical home value7853878542785707855278537785937859978549785627855978577785397854078543
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ZIP codes around 78538, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 78538 is outlined.

How 78538 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 78538 (Edcouch, TX) is worth about $146,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 78538 are 23% below the typical value in the McAllen metro area ($189,000) and 60% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 78538 rose 4.0%, compared with −0.4% in the McAllen metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $40,399, against $54,338 in the McAllen metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 11,982 people live in 78538 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

78538 has the 7th-lowest typical home value of the 25 ZIP codes in the McAllen metro area and the 166th-lowest of 1,512 in Texas with Zillow figures.

Part of: Edcouch, TX · Hidalgo County, TX · McAllen metro area · Texas

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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