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77087

ZIP 77087 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
34,347
Coordinates
29.6865, -95.3039
☼ Live from 77087 — Houston, TX

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Where 77087 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77087
  • 🔢 Type 77087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,087 = 157 × 491. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010110100011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77086 (Houston, TX, 20 mi away) and 77088 (Houston, TX, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77087 becomes 78077, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07877, 70778, 70787, 77078, 77708, 77807, …). The farthest-flung twin is 07877 in Swartswood, NJ, 1,390 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯725 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77087 and you would come out at 29.69°S, 84.70°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 6.6 square miles of land, 77087 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,347This ZIP34,347
Households11,265This ZIP11,265
Housing units12,421This ZIP12,421
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,847This ZIP$52,847Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$177,900This ZIP$177,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,082This ZIP$1,082Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%This ZIP11.2%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density5,239.0 / sq miThis ZIP5,239.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments663This ZIP663
Employees9,468This ZIP9,468
Annual payroll$474,773,000This ZIP$474,773,000
Tax returns filed14,400This ZIP14,400
Total adjusted gross income$577,080,000This ZIP$577,080,000

Land area

Land area6.56 sq miThis ZIP6.56 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 77087

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ZIP codes near 77087

ZIPCityDistance
77033 Houston, TX 2.4 mi
77023 Houston, TX 2.6 mi
77012 Houston, TX 2.8 mi
77061 Houston, TX 3.2 mi
77017 Houston, TX 3.2 mi
77021 Houston, TX 3.3 mi
77204 Houston, TX 3.4 mi
77011 Houston, TX 3.9 mi
77292 Houston, TX 4.3 mi
77004 Houston, TX 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77087?

77087 is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6865, -95.3039.

What county is 77087 in?

77087 lies in Harris County.

What area code is 77087?

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

What time zone is 77087 in?

77087 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77087?

About 34,347 people live in ZIP code 77087, in 11,265 households, at 5,239.0 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 77087?

$52,847 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77087?

The closest are 77033 (2.4 mi), 77023 (2.6 mi), 77012 (2.8 mi), 77061 (3.2 mi) and 77017 (3.2 mi).

Is 77087 a PO Box ZIP code?

77087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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