Zip lookup · TX

78956
Schulenburg, Texas.

Schulenburg, Fayette County, TX · population 5,243

What it costs per month · 78956 $1,898/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$914 (+93%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Down $9,958 -3%
$371,487$361,529 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $31,208 +9%
$330,321$361,529 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 78956 $1,898 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 78956$1,898
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 38 years.

Typical home values in zip 78956 fell 2.7% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Fayette County, TX 75% · Lavaca County, TX 25%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Schulenburg, TX — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $361,529 as of Sep 2026
-2.7%year on year

Typical home value — 78956

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 78956 $361,529 United States $366,157
$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 78956$361,529
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.