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77047

ZIP 77047 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
34,987
Coordinates
29.6106, -95.3869
☼ Live from 77047 — Houston, TX

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Where 77047 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 77047
  • 🔢 Type 77047 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 77047 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77046 (Houston, TX, 9 mi away) and 77048 (Houston, TX, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77047 becomes 74077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stillwater, OK, 460 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04777, 07747, 70747, 70774, 74077, 77074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04777 in Stacyville, ME, 1,835 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯729 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77047 and you would come out at 29.61°S, 84.61°E — 1,438 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 13.8 square miles of land, 77047 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,987This ZIP34,987
Households12,934This ZIP12,934
Housing units13,529This ZIP13,529
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,538This ZIP$78,538Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$234,300This ZIP$234,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,775This ZIP$1,775Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%This ZIP39.5%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density2,533.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,533.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments365This ZIP365
Employees8,514This ZIP8,514
Annual payroll$584,443,000This ZIP$584,443,000
Tax returns filed15,470This ZIP15,470
Total adjusted gross income$792,852,000This ZIP$792,852,000

Land area

Land area13.81 sq miThis ZIP13.81 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 77047

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ZIP codes near 77047

ZIPCityDistance
77051 Houston, TX 3.2 mi
77048 Houston, TX 3.7 mi
77045 Houston, TX 3.7 mi
77053 Houston, TX 4.8 mi
77033 Houston, TX 4.9 mi
77054 Houston, TX 4.9 mi
77584 Pearland, TX 5.0 mi
77025 Houston, TX 5.9 mi
77085 Houston, TX 6.0 mi
77035 Houston, TX 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77047?

77047 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6106, -95.3869.

What county is 77047 in?

77047 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77047?

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

What time zone is 77047 in?

77047 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77047?

About 34,987 people live in ZIP code 77047, in 12,934 households, at 2,533.3 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 77047?

$78,538 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77047?

The closest are 77051 (3.2 mi), 77048 (3.7 mi), 77045 (3.7 mi), 77053 (4.8 mi) and 77033 (4.9 mi).

Is 77047 a PO Box ZIP code?

77047 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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