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77028

ZIP 77028 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
19,109
Coordinates
29.8251, -95.2864
☼ Live from 77028 — Houston, TX

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Where 77028 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 77028
  • 🔢 Type 77028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,028 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 131. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77027 (Houston, TX, 11 mi away) and 77029 (Houston, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77028 becomes 82077, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 07827, 20778, 20787, 20877, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02877 in Slocum, RI, 1,552 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 77028 and you would come out at 29.83°S, 84.71°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 13m.
  • 📏 At 9.1 square miles of land, 77028 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,109This ZIP19,109
Households6,313This ZIP6,313
Housing units7,211This ZIP7,211
Median age30.7This ZIP30.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$38,357This ZIP$38,357Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$121,100This ZIP$121,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,154This ZIP$1,154Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%This ZIP7.5%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density2,097.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,097.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments282This ZIP282
Employees5,307This ZIP5,307
Annual payroll$377,552,000This ZIP$377,552,000
Tax returns filed8,340This ZIP8,340
Total adjusted gross income$279,981,000This ZIP$279,981,000

Land area

Land area9.11 sq miThis ZIP9.11 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 77028

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

ZIP codes near 77028

ZIPCityDistance
77001 Houston, TX 1.6 mi
77016 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77026 Houston, TX 3.1 mi
77078 Houston, TX 3.2 mi
77013 Houston, TX 3.8 mi
77020 Houston, TX 4.2 mi
77093 Houston, TX 4.2 mi
77029 Houston, TX 4.9 mi
77009 Houston, TX 5.3 mi
77050 Houston, TX 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77028?

77028 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.8251, -95.2864.

What county is 77028 in?

77028 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77028?

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

What time zone is 77028 in?

77028 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77028?

About 19,109 people live in ZIP code 77028, in 6,313 households, at 2,097.6 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 77028?

$38,357 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77028?

The closest are 77001 (1.6 mi), 77016 (2.7 mi), 77026 (3.1 mi), 77078 (3.2 mi) and 77013 (3.8 mi).

Is 77028 a PO Box ZIP code?

77028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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