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77085

ZIP 77085 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
16,513
Coordinates
29.6205, -95.4853
☼ Live from 77085 — Houston, TX

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Where 77085 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 77085
  • 🔢 Type 77085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,085 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 571. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110100011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77084 (Houston, TX, 18 mi away) and 77086 (Houston, TX, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77085 becomes 58077 — and that is a real ZIP code: Walcott, ND, 1,171 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05778, 07758, 07857, 07875, 08757, 57078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05778 in Whiting, VT, 1,569 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯727 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77085 and you would come out at 29.62°S, 84.51°E — 1,442 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 5.5 square miles of land, 77085 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,513This ZIP16,513
Households5,637This ZIP5,637
Housing units5,873This ZIP5,873
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$68,470This ZIP$68,470Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$191,800This ZIP$191,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,338This ZIP$1,338Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density3,012.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,012.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments161This ZIP161
Employees3,262This ZIP3,262
Annual payroll$147,040,000This ZIP$147,040,000
Tax returns filed8,270This ZIP8,270
Total adjusted gross income$335,002,000This ZIP$335,002,000

Land area

Land area5.48 sq miThis ZIP5.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 77085 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Harris County 96.9%
Fort Bend County 3.1%

Other place names in 77085

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

ZIP codes near 77085

ZIPCityDistance
77489 Missouri City, TX 2.3 mi
77035 Houston, TX 2.6 mi
77053 Houston, TX 2.8 mi
77071 Houston, TX 3.0 mi
77045 Houston, TX 3.7 mi
77096 Houston, TX 3.8 mi
77031 Houston, TX 4.3 mi
77497 Stafford, TX 4.4 mi
77477 Stafford, TX 5.0 mi
77074 Houston, TX 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77085?

77085 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6205, -95.4853.

What county is 77085 in?

77085 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 77085?

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

What time zone is 77085 in?

77085 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77085?

About 16,513 people live in ZIP code 77085, in 5,637 households, at 3,012.2 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 77085?

$68,470 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77085?

The closest are 77489 (2.3 mi), 77035 (2.6 mi), 77053 (2.8 mi), 77071 (3 mi) and 77045 (3.7 mi).

Is 77085 a PO Box ZIP code?

77085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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