La Blanca is a community in Hidalgo County, Texas, home to about 2,998 people across 4.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 78558, and parts of 78542 and 78543 are in La Blanca too.
Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly La Blanca
Mostly Edinburg; part is in La Blanca
Mostly Elsa; part is in La Blanca
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside La Blanca. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | San Antonio International Airport (SAT)222 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Corpus Christi, TX110 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | San Antonio, TX217 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of La Blanca; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
La Blanca had 2,078 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 579th largest of 1,778 towns in Texas by population.
Hidalgo County grew from 6,837 residents in 1900 to 870,781 in 2020.
Hidalgo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 98°F in summer, and winter lows average 49°F. About 24.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Edinburg, TX weather station (9 miles away).
227,682 jobs at 13,393 businesses in Hidalgo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Edinburg, Murillo, Doolittle, Elsa, San Carlos, Muniz, César Chávez, Lopezville, Linn and La Coma Heights.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.