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77012

ZIP 77012 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
16,286
Coordinates
29.7185, -95.2741
☼ Live from 77012 — Houston, TX

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Where 77012 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77012
  • 🔢 Type 77012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,012 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1481. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77011 (Houston, TX, 3 mi away) and 77013 (Houston, TX, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77012 becomes 21077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Harmans, MD, 1,240 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01772, 02717, 02771, 07712, 07721, 10277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02717 in East Freetown, MA, 1,587 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯723 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77012 and you would come out at 29.72°S, 84.73°E — 1,440 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 3.9 square miles of land, 77012 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,286This ZIP16,286
Households5,974This ZIP5,974
Housing units6,721This ZIP6,721
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$45,025This ZIP$45,025Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$162,200This ZIP$162,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$974This ZIP$974Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%This ZIP8.7%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density4,141.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,141.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments173This ZIP173
Employees3,745This ZIP3,745
Annual payroll$290,226,000This ZIP$290,226,000
Tax returns filed6,920This ZIP6,920
Total adjusted gross income$258,196,000This ZIP$258,196,000

Land area

Land area3.93 sq miThis ZIP3.93 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 77012

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ZIP codes near 77012

ZIPCityDistance
77017 Houston, TX 2.3 mi
77547 Galena Park, TX 2.6 mi
77011 Houston, TX 2.6 mi
77023 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77087 Houston, TX 2.8 mi
77029 Houston, TX 3.0 mi
77292 Houston, TX 3.9 mi
77020 Houston, TX 4.0 mi
77204 Houston, TX 4.2 mi
77501 Pasadena, TX 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77012?

77012 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7185, -95.2741.

What county is 77012 in?

77012 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77012?

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

What time zone is 77012 in?

77012 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77012?

About 16,286 people live in ZIP code 77012, in 5,974 households, at 4,141.9 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 77012?

$45,025 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77012?

The closest are 77017 (2.3 mi), 77547 (2.6 mi), 77011 (2.6 mi), 77023 (2.7 mi) and 77087 (2.8 mi).

Is 77012 a PO Box ZIP code?

77012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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