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77073

ZIP 77073 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
46,084
Coordinates
30.0001, -95.4001
☼ Live from 77073 — Houston, TX

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Where 77073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77073
  • 🔢 Type 77073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,073 = 3 × 23 × 1117. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77072 (Houston, TX, 23 mi away) and 77074 (Houston, TX, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77073 becomes 37077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hendersonville, TN, 669 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03777, 07737, 37077, 37707, 37770, 70377, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03777 in Orford, NH, 1,598 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯702 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77073 and you would come out at 30.00°S, 84.60°E — 1,461 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 14.6 square miles of land, 77073 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,084This ZIP46,084
Households13,974This ZIP13,974
Housing units15,116This ZIP15,116
Median age31.0This ZIP31.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$78,592This ZIP$78,592Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$220,500This ZIP$220,500Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,362This ZIP$1,362Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density3,165.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,165.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments690This ZIP690
Employees19,016This ZIP19,016
Annual payroll$1,466,275,000This ZIP$1,466,275,000
Tax returns filed20,410This ZIP20,410
Total adjusted gross income$940,908,000This ZIP$940,908,000

Land area

Land area14.56 sq miThis ZIP14.56 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 77073

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ZIP codes near 77073

ZIPCityDistance
77090 Houston, TX 2.4 mi
77032 Houston, TX 3.4 mi
77014 Houston, TX 4.0 mi
77067 Houston, TX 4.3 mi
77373 Spring, TX 4.4 mi
77060 Houston, TX 4.5 mi
77068 Houston, TX 5.3 mi
77383 Spring, TX 5.6 mi
77391 Spring, TX 5.6 mi
77388 Spring, TX 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77073?

77073 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0001, -95.4001.

What county is 77073 in?

77073 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77073?

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

What time zone is 77073 in?

77073 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77073?

About 46,084 people live in ZIP code 77073, in 13,974 households, at 3,165.1 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 77073?

$78,592 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77073?

The closest are 77090 (2.4 mi), 77032 (3.4 mi), 77014 (4 mi), 77067 (4.3 mi) and 77373 (4.4 mi).

Is 77073 a PO Box ZIP code?

77073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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