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77038

ZIP 77038 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
32,637
Coordinates
29.9193, -95.4412
☼ Live from 77038 — Houston, TX

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Where 77038 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 77038
  • 🔢 Type 77038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,038 = 2 × 13 × 2963. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77037 (Houston, TX, 4 mi away) and 77039 (Houston, TX, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77038 becomes 83077, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07738, 07837, 37078, 37087, 37708, 37807, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83707 in Boise, ID, 1,481 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯707 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77038 and you would come out at 29.92°S, 84.56°E — 1,457 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 9.7 square miles of land, 77038 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,637This ZIP32,637
Households8,902This ZIP8,902
Housing units9,267This ZIP9,267
Median age30.5This ZIP30.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$57,232This ZIP$57,232Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$194,200This ZIP$194,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,372This ZIP$1,372Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density3,364.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,364.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments309This ZIP309
Employees12,347This ZIP12,347
Annual payroll$769,322,000This ZIP$769,322,000
Tax returns filed12,840This ZIP12,840
Total adjusted gross income$507,958,000This ZIP$507,958,000

Land area

Land area9.70 sq miThis ZIP9.70 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 77038

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

ZIP codes near 77038

ZIPCityDistance
77067 Houston, TX 2.3 mi
77088 Houston, TX 2.7 mi
77060 Houston, TX 2.8 mi
77086 Houston, TX 3.0 mi
77037 Houston, TX 3.6 mi
77066 Houston, TX 4.5 mi
77091 Houston, TX 4.6 mi
77014 Houston, TX 4.8 mi
77076 Houston, TX 5.4 mi
77039 Houston, TX 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77038?

77038 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9193, -95.4412.

What county is 77038 in?

77038 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77038?

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

What time zone is 77038 in?

77038 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77038?

About 32,637 people live in ZIP code 77038, in 8,902 households, at 3,364.3 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 77038?

$57,232 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77038?

The closest are 77067 (2.3 mi), 77088 (2.7 mi), 77060 (2.8 mi), 77086 (3 mi) and 77037 (3.6 mi).

Is 77038 a PO Box ZIP code?

77038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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