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77071

ZIP 77071 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
27,056
Coordinates
29.6518, -95.5199
☼ Live from 77071 — Houston, TX

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Where 77071 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77071
  • 🔢 Type 77071 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,071 = 37 × 2083. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77070 (Houston, TX, 23 mi away) and 77072 (Houston, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77071 becomes 17077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ono, PA, 1,301 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07717, 17077, 70177, 71770, 77017, 77701, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07717 in Avon By The Sea, NJ, 1,414 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯724 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77071 and you would come out at 29.65°S, 84.48°E — 1,445 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 4.5 square miles of land, 77071 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,056This ZIP27,056
Households10,572This ZIP10,572
Housing units11,464This ZIP11,464
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,139This ZIP$54,139Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$245,100This ZIP$245,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,100This ZIP$1,100Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%This ZIP35.6%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density6,019.1 / sq miThis ZIP6,019.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments332This ZIP332
Employees3,660This ZIP3,660
Annual payroll$152,125,000This ZIP$152,125,000
Tax returns filed12,100This ZIP12,100
Total adjusted gross income$729,398,000This ZIP$729,398,000

Land area

Land area4.50 sq miThis ZIP4.50 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 77071

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ZIP codes near 77071

ZIPCityDistance
77031 Houston, TX 1.6 mi
77074 Houston, TX 2.5 mi
77035 Houston, TX 2.9 mi
77096 Houston, TX 2.9 mi
77085 Houston, TX 3.0 mi
77497 Stafford, TX 3.4 mi
77036 Houston, TX 3.4 mi
77477 Stafford, TX 3.5 mi
77489 Missouri City, TX 3.6 mi
77099 Houston, TX 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77071?

77071 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6518, -95.5199.

What county is 77071 in?

77071 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77071?

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

What time zone is 77071 in?

77071 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77071?

About 27,056 people live in ZIP code 77071, in 10,572 households, at 6,019.1 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 77071?

$54,139 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77071?

The closest are 77031 (1.6 mi), 77074 (2.5 mi), 77035 (2.9 mi), 77096 (2.9 mi) and 77085 (3 mi).

Is 77071 a PO Box ZIP code?

77071 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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