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77051

ZIP 77051 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
19,795
Coordinates
29.6561, -95.3787
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Where 77051 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77051
  • 🔢 Type 77051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,051 = 13 × 5927. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77050 (Houston, TX, 18 mi away) and 77052 (Houston, TX, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77051 becomes 15077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shippingport, PA, 1,132 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01757, 01775, 07175, 07715, 07751, 10577, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01775 in Stow, MA, 1,590 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯726 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77051 and you would come out at 29.66°S, 84.62°E — 1,440 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 7.4 square miles of land, 77051 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,795This ZIP19,795
Households6,953This ZIP6,953
Housing units7,712This ZIP7,712
Median age32.4This ZIP32.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$37,415This ZIP$37,415Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$185,500This ZIP$185,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,379This ZIP$1,379Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%This ZIP15.1%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density2,681.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,681.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments206This ZIP206
Employees3,791This ZIP3,791
Annual payroll$220,762,000This ZIP$220,762,000
Tax returns filed7,910This ZIP7,910
Total adjusted gross income$297,327,000This ZIP$297,327,000

Land area

Land area7.38 sq miThis ZIP7.38 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 77051

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ZIP codes near 77051

ZIPCityDistance
77054 Houston, TX 2.3 mi
77033 Houston, TX 2.6 mi
77047 Houston, TX 3.2 mi
77021 Houston, TX 3.2 mi
77045 Houston, TX 3.2 mi
77030 Houston, TX 3.7 mi
77048 Houston, TX 3.8 mi
77025 Houston, TX 3.9 mi
77004 Houston, TX 4.8 mi
77204 Houston, TX 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77051?

77051 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6561, -95.3787.

What county is 77051 in?

77051 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77051?

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

What time zone is 77051 in?

77051 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77051?

About 19,795 people live in ZIP code 77051, in 6,953 households, at 2,681.5 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 77051?

$37,415 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77051?

The closest are 77054 (2.3 mi), 77033 (2.6 mi), 77047 (3.2 mi), 77021 (3.2 mi) and 77045 (3.2 mi).

Is 77051 a PO Box ZIP code?

77051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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