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77008

ZIP 77008 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County; area codes 713, 832, 346 and 281; Central time. Houston has 178 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Harris
Population
41,645
Coordinates
29.7982, -95.4169
☼ Live from 77008 — Houston, TX

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Where 77008 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77008
  • 🔢 Type 77008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 4813. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77007 (Houston, TX, 2 mi away) and 77009 (Houston, TX, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77008 becomes 80077, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00778, 07078, 07087, 07870, 08077, 70078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00778 in Gurabo, PR, 2,014 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯716 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77008 and you would come out at 29.80°S, 84.58°E — 1,450 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 6.5 square miles of land, 77008 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,645This ZIP41,645
Households20,352This ZIP20,352
Housing units21,857This ZIP21,857
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$143,229This ZIP$143,229Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$642,600This ZIP$642,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,686This ZIP$1,686Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher74.3%This ZIP74.3%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density6,425.7 / sq miThis ZIP6,425.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,910This ZIP1,910
Employees27,449This ZIP27,449
Annual payroll$1,630,084,000This ZIP$1,630,084,000
Tax returns filed20,760This ZIP20,760
Total adjusted gross income$4,239,400,000This ZIP$4,239,400,000

Land area

Land area6.48 sq miThis ZIP6.48 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 77008

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 77008

ZIPCityDistance
77007 Houston, TX 1.9 mi
77018 Houston, TX 2.1 mi
77202 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77205 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77206 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77207 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77213 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77215 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77216 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77217 Houston, TX 2.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77008?

77008 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7982, -95.4169.

What county is 77008 in?

77008 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77008?

Houston uses area codes 713, 832, 346 and 281, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77008 in?

77008 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77008?

About 41,645 people live in ZIP code 77008, in 20,352 households, at 6,425.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 77008?

$143,229 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77008?

The closest are 77007 (1.9 mi), 77018 (2.1 mi), 77202 (2.7 mi), 77205 (2.7 mi) and 77206 (2.7 mi).

Is 77008 a PO Box ZIP code?

77008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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