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77042

ZIP 77042 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
38,721
Coordinates
29.7406, -95.5603
☼ Live from 77042 — Houston, TX

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Where 77042 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 77042
  • 🔢 Type 77042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,042 = 2 × 7 × 5503. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77041 (Houston, TX, 8 mi away) and 77043 (Houston, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77042 becomes 24077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cloverdale, VA, 1,042 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02477, 02747, 04772, 07724, 20747, 20774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04772 in Saint Agatha, ME, 1,889 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯718 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77042 and you would come out at 29.74°S, 84.44°E — 1,452 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 6.2 square miles of land, 77042 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,721This ZIP38,721
Households18,122This ZIP18,122
Housing units21,410This ZIP21,410
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$59,097This ZIP$59,097Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$411,800This ZIP$411,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,346This ZIP$1,346Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.3%This ZIP45.3%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density6,278.7 / sq miThis ZIP6,278.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,662This ZIP1,662
Employees41,072This ZIP41,072
Annual payroll$5,122,099,000This ZIP$5,122,099,000
Tax returns filed18,400This ZIP18,400
Total adjusted gross income$1,902,762,000This ZIP$1,902,762,000

Land area

Land area6.17 sq miThis ZIP6.17 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 77042

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ZIP codes near 77042

ZIPCityDistance
77063 Houston, TX 2.3 mi
77411 Alief, TX 3.0 mi
77072 Houston, TX 3.1 mi
77036 Houston, TX 3.2 mi
77079 Houston, TX 3.6 mi
77024 Houston, TX 3.8 mi
77057 Houston, TX 4.3 mi
77074 Houston, TX 4.5 mi
77082 Houston, TX 4.9 mi
77077 Houston, TX 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77042?

77042 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7406, -95.5603.

What county is 77042 in?

77042 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77042?

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

What time zone is 77042 in?

77042 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77042?

About 38,721 people live in ZIP code 77042, in 18,122 households, at 6,278.7 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 77042?

$59,097 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77042?

The closest are 77063 (2.3 mi), 77411 (3 mi), 77072 (3.1 mi), 77036 (3.2 mi) and 77079 (3.6 mi).

Is 77042 a PO Box ZIP code?

77042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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