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77083

ZIP 77083 is in Houston, Texas, mostly 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 +1 more
Population
73,230
Coordinates
29.6940, -95.6478
☼ Live from 77083 — Houston, TX

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Where 77083 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 77083
  • 🔢 Type 77083 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,083 = 19 × 4057. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110100011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77082 (Houston, TX, 2 mi away) and 77084 (Houston, TX, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77083 becomes 38077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wynnburg, TN, 581 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07738, 07837, 37078, 37087, 37708, 37807, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83707 in Boise, ID, 1,484 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯720 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77083 and you would come out at 29.69°S, 84.35°E — 1,452 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 10.4 square miles of land, 77083 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population73,230This ZIP73,230
Households22,425This ZIP22,425
Housing units23,617This ZIP23,617
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$64,418This ZIP$64,418Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$239,300This ZIP$239,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,447This ZIP$1,447Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%This ZIP25.5%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density7,065.1 / sq miThis ZIP7,065.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments701This ZIP701
Employees7,885This ZIP7,885
Annual payroll$289,976,000This ZIP$289,976,000
Tax returns filed34,170This ZIP34,170
Total adjusted gross income$1,506,720,000This ZIP$1,506,720,000

Land area

Land area10.37 sq miThis ZIP10.37 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 77083 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Harris County 59.9%
Fort Bend County 40.2%

Other place names in 77083

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 77083

ZIPCityDistance
77082 Houston, TX 2.2 mi
77411 Alief, TX 3.3 mi
77498 Sugar Land, TX 3.7 mi
77072 Houston, TX 3.8 mi
77407 Richmond, TX 4.0 mi
77099 Houston, TX 4.0 mi
77077 Houston, TX 4.1 mi
77487 Sugar Land, TX 5.2 mi
77478 Sugar Land, TX 5.8 mi
77094 Houston, TX 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77083?

77083 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6940, -95.6478.

What county is 77083 in?

77083 spans 2 counties: Harris County and Fort Bend County. Most of it falls in Harris County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 77083?

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

What time zone is 77083 in?

77083 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77083?

About 73,230 people live in ZIP code 77083, in 22,425 households, at 7,065.1 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 77083?

$64,418 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77083?

The closest are 77082 (2.2 mi), 77411 (3.3 mi), 77498 (3.7 mi), 77072 (3.8 mi) and 77407 (4 mi).

Is 77083 a PO Box ZIP code?

77083 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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