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77048

ZIP 77048 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
21,151
Coordinates
29.6232, -95.3276
☼ Live from 77048 — Houston, TX

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Where 77048 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 77048
  • 🔢 Type 77048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 9631. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77047 (Houston, TX, 4 mi away) and 77049 (Houston, TX, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77048 becomes 84077, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04787, 07748, 07847, 07874, 47708, 47807, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04787 in Westfield, ME, 1,876 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 77048 and you would come out at 29.62°S, 84.67°E — 1,437 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 11.5 square miles of land, 77048 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,151This ZIP21,151
Households7,477This ZIP7,477
Housing units8,318This ZIP8,318
Median age30.9This ZIP30.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$56,747This ZIP$56,747Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$210,300This ZIP$210,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,441This ZIP$1,441Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density1,835.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,835.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments146This ZIP146
Employees2,696This ZIP2,696
Annual payroll$267,046,000This ZIP$267,046,000
Tax returns filed9,710This ZIP9,710
Total adjusted gross income$410,879,000This ZIP$410,879,000

Land area

Land area11.53 sq miThis ZIP11.53 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 77048

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ZIP codes near 77048

ZIPCityDistance
77033 Houston, TX 3.2 mi
77061 Houston, TX 3.5 mi
77075 Houston, TX 3.5 mi
77047 Houston, TX 3.7 mi
77051 Houston, TX 3.8 mi
77087 Houston, TX 4.6 mi
77581 Pearland, TX 5.1 mi
77021 Houston, TX 5.5 mi
77584 Pearland, TX 5.6 mi
77054 Houston, TX 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77048?

77048 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6232, -95.3276.

What county is 77048 in?

77048 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77048?

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

What time zone is 77048 in?

77048 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77048?

About 21,151 people live in ZIP code 77048, in 7,477 households, at 1,835.1 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 77048?

$56,747 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77048?

The closest are 77033 (3.2 mi), 77061 (3.5 mi), 77075 (3.5 mi), 77047 (3.7 mi) and 77051 (3.8 mi).

Is 77048 a PO Box ZIP code?

77048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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