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77031

ZIP 77031 is in Houston, Texas, mostly 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 +1 more
Population
15,179
Coordinates
29.6522, -95.5462
☼ Live from 77031 — Houston, TX

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Where 77031 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 77031
  • 🔢 Type 77031 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,031 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 317. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77030 (Houston, TX, 9 mi away) and 77032 (Houston, TX, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77031 becomes 13077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Homer, NY, 1,401 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01773, 03771, 07731, 13077, 17037, 17073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03771 in Monroe, NH, 1,638 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯724 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77031 and you would come out at 29.65°S, 84.45°E — 1,446 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 3.2 square miles of land, 77031 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,179This ZIP15,179
Households5,672This ZIP5,672
Housing units6,665This ZIP6,665
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$47,162This ZIP$47,162Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$232,500This ZIP$232,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,087This ZIP$1,087Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%This ZIP24.2%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density4,808.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,808.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments310This ZIP310
Employees4,294This ZIP4,294
Annual payroll$245,878,000This ZIP$245,878,000
Tax returns filed6,700This ZIP6,700
Total adjusted gross income$305,330,000This ZIP$305,330,000

Land area

Land area3.16 sq miThis ZIP3.16 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 77031 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Harris County 99.1%
Fort Bend County 0.9%

Other place names in 77031

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

ZIP codes near 77031

ZIPCityDistance
77071 Houston, TX 1.6 mi
77477 Stafford, TX 2.3 mi
77497 Stafford, TX 2.6 mi
77099 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77074 Houston, TX 3.1 mi
77036 Houston, TX 3.3 mi
77489 Missouri City, TX 4.0 mi
77072 Houston, TX 4.1 mi
77085 Houston, TX 4.3 mi
77096 Houston, TX 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77031?

77031 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6522, -95.5462.

What county is 77031 in?

77031 spans 2 counties: Harris County and Fort Bend County. Most of it falls in Harris County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 77031?

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

What time zone is 77031 in?

77031 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77031?

About 15,179 people live in ZIP code 77031, in 5,672 households, at 4,808.0 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 77031?

$47,162 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77031?

The closest are 77071 (1.6 mi), 77477 (2.3 mi), 77497 (2.6 mi), 77099 (2.7 mi) and 77074 (3.1 mi).

Is 77031 a PO Box ZIP code?

77031 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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