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77050

ZIP 77050 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
6,566
Coordinates
29.9029, -95.2693
☼ Live from 77050 — Houston, TX

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Where 77050 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 77050
  • 🔢 Type 77050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,050 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 23 × 67. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77049 (Houston, TX, 9 mi away) and 77051 (Houston, TX, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77050 becomes 05077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tunbridge, VT, 1,580 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00757, 00775, 05077, 05770, 07057, 07075, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00775 in Culebra, PR, 2,044 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯711 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77050 and you would come out at 29.90°S, 84.73°E — 1,451 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 6.9 square miles of land, 77050 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,566This ZIP6,566
Households1,795This ZIP1,795
Housing units1,839This ZIP1,839
Median age29.5This ZIP29.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$37,009This ZIP$37,009Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$112,600This ZIP$112,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,235This ZIP$1,235Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%This ZIP7.5%
Mean commute47.8 minThis ZIP47.8 min
Population density955.9 / sq miThis ZIP955.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees1,115This ZIP1,115
Annual payroll$74,766,000This ZIP$74,766,000
Tax returns filed1,960This ZIP1,960
Total adjusted gross income$72,052,000This ZIP$72,052,000

Land area

Land area6.87 sq miThis ZIP6.87 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 77050

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ZIP codes near 77050

ZIPCityDistance
77396 Humble, TX 2.8 mi
77016 Houston, TX 3.3 mi
77078 Houston, TX 3.7 mi
77039 Houston, TX 4.8 mi
77093 Houston, TX 5.1 mi
77044 Houston, TX 5.3 mi
77028 Houston, TX 5.5 mi
77347 Humble, TX 6.6 mi
77001 Houston, TX 6.7 mi
77037 Houston, TX 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77050?

77050 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.9029, -95.2693.

What county is 77050 in?

77050 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77050?

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

What time zone is 77050 in?

77050 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77050?

About 6,566 people live in ZIP code 77050, in 1,795 households, at 955.9 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 77050?

$37,009 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77050?

The closest are 77396 (2.8 mi), 77016 (3.3 mi), 77078 (3.7 mi), 77039 (4.8 mi) and 77093 (5.1 mi).

Is 77050 a PO Box ZIP code?

77050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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