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77026

ZIP 77026 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
21,981
Coordinates
29.8002, -95.3289
☼ Live from 77026 — Houston, TX

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Where 77026 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77026
  • 🔢 Type 77026 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,026 = 2 × 19 × 2027. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77025 (Houston, TX, 10 mi away) and 77027 (Houston, TX, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77026 becomes 62077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Panama, IL, 718 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02767, 06277, 07627, 07726, 07762, 20677, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02767 in Raynham, MA, 1,589 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯717 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77026 and you would come out at 29.80°S, 84.67°E — 1,447 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 6.6 square miles of land, 77026 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,981This ZIP21,981
Households8,264This ZIP8,264
Housing units9,768This ZIP9,768
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$39,211This ZIP$39,211Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$175,000This ZIP$175,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,006This ZIP$1,006Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%This ZIP8.1%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density3,350.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,350.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments222This ZIP222
Employees5,868This ZIP5,868
Annual payroll$374,571,000This ZIP$374,571,000
Tax returns filed9,230This ZIP9,230
Total adjusted gross income$301,787,000This ZIP$301,787,000

Land area

Land area6.56 sq miThis ZIP6.56 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 77026

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

ZIP codes near 77026

ZIPCityDistance
77001 Houston, TX 1.5 mi
77009 Houston, TX 2.3 mi
77020 Houston, TX 2.5 mi
77028 Houston, TX 3.1 mi
77052 Houston, TX 3.3 mi
77201 Houston, TX 3.3 mi
77203 Houston, TX 3.3 mi
77208 Houston, TX 3.3 mi
77209 Houston, TX 3.3 mi
77210 Houston, TX 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77026?

77026 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.8002, -95.3289.

What county is 77026 in?

77026 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77026?

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

What time zone is 77026 in?

77026 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77026?

About 21,981 people live in ZIP code 77026, in 8,264 households, at 3,350.3 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 77026?

$39,211 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77026?

The closest are 77001 (1.5 mi), 77009 (2.3 mi), 77020 (2.5 mi), 77028 (3.1 mi) and 77052 (3.3 mi).

Is 77026 a PO Box ZIP code?

77026 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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