Postal Codes

78370 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 78370 covers Odem, Texas, with a population of about 5,155 and a median household income of $69,327.

Population
5,15547 per square mile
Median age
36.22.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$69,3279% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
12.4%about the US average
Typical home value
$201,665down 10.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,13215% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
13.2%21.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.3%12.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
53

Where 78370 is

Odem, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population5,155
Median age36.2
Family households78.2%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home40.1%
White (non-Hispanic)29.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino69.2%
Veterans8.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$69,327
Income per person$29,424
Poverty rate12.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k8.9%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k7.9%
$45–50k0.4%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k12.9%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k12.8%
$200k or more4.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed2,270
Mean adjusted gross income$66,406
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.8%
Returns, under $25k29.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$190,800
Median gross rent$1,132
Rent as a share of household income31.8%
Owner-occupied77.3%
Vacant homes9.6%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house80.8%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units2.8%
5 to 19 units2.5%
Mobile home13.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$201,665as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 10.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 10.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$235,964$129,502

$139,700 in 2009 to $201,665 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%
High school diploma or higher82%
Works from home5.3%
Drives to work alone89.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity43.8% 10.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health31% 10.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)27.7% 16.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity38.3% 12.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.9% 1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening54.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.9% 13.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39% 8.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.2% 4.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.3% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments53
People employed375
Annual payroll$14,522,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 90.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.1 out of 100
Community resilience47.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought98.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding79.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm59.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$69,327$76,292$78,538
Income per person$29,424$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate12.4%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$190,800$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,132$1,339$1,348
Homeownership77.3%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate9.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home5.3%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2%17.2%13.9%
Median age36.235.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSINTON, TX US12 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January66.4°F / 44.9°F1.65 in rain
February70.2°F / 49.4°F1.85 in rain
March75.4°F / 55.5°F2.44 in rain
April80.8°F / 61.6°F1.83 in rain
May86°F / 69.2°F3.26 in rain
June91°F / 74.4°F3.41 in rain
July92.8°F / 76°F2.8 in rain
August94.6°F / 75.9°F2.47 in rain
September90.3°F / 71.4°F5.28 in rain
October84.5°F / 62.9°F3.86 in rain
November75.4°F / 53.6°F2.41 in rain
December68.2°F / 46.5°F1.7 in rain, 0.4 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Odem-Edroy Independent School District79% of this ZIP code's land area
Sinton Independent School District17.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Mathis Independent School District3.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

78352 Edroy, TX9.8 km away
78410 Corpus Christi, TX10.6 km away
78387 Sinton, TX12.2 km away
78409 Corpus Christi, TX15.1 km away
78390 Taft, TX18.8 km away
78380 Robstown, TX19.5 km away
78406 Corpus Christi, TX20.3 km away
78407 Corpus Christi, TX21 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

San Patricio County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area110.05 sq mi
Water area3.75 sq mi
Population density47 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude27.9403, -97.5838

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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