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77371

ZIP 77371 is Shepherd, Texas, mostly in San Jacinto County; area code 936; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
San Jacinto +1 more
Population
7,800
Coordinates
30.4940, -94.9812
☼ Live from 77371 — Shepherd, TX

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Where 77371 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77371
  • 🔢 Type 77371 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILELL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,371 = 7 × 7 × 1579. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111000111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77369 (Rye, TX, 15 mi away) and 77372 (Splendora, TX, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77371 becomes 17377, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13777, 17737, 37717, 37771, 71377, 73717, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13777 in Glen Aubrey, NY, 1,328 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯676 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77371 and you would come out at 30.49°S, 85.02°E — 1,475 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 117.7 square miles of land, 77371 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 89 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,800This ZIP7,800
Households2,696This ZIP2,696
Housing units3,479This ZIP3,479
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$83,594This ZIP$83,594Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$195,000This ZIP$195,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,020This ZIP$1,020Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%This ZIP6.7%
Mean commute35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min
Population density66.2 / sq miThis ZIP66.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees574This ZIP574
Annual payroll$23,564,000This ZIP$23,564,000
Tax returns filed3,190This ZIP3,190
Total adjusted gross income$176,782,000This ZIP$176,782,000

Land area

Land area117.75 sq miThis ZIP117.75 sq mi
Water area2.30 sq miThis ZIP2.30 sq mi

Counties 77371 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
San Jacinto County 99.9%
Liberty County 0.1%

Other place names in 77371

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

ZIP codes near 77371

ZIPCityDistance
77335 Goodrich, TX 7.6 mi
77368 Romayor, TX 8.9 mi
77326 Ace, TX 9.7 mi
77327 Cleveland, TX 10.5 mi
77328 Cleveland, TX 14.0 mi
77331 Coldspring, TX 14.8 mi
77369 Rye, TX 15.5 mi
77351 Livingston, TX 18.3 mi
77376 Votaw, TX 18.5 mi
77372 Splendora, TX 20.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77371?

77371 is in Shepherd, Texas, in San Jacinto County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4940, -94.9812.

What county is 77371 in?

77371 spans 2 counties: San Jacinto County and Liberty County. Most of it falls in San Jacinto 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 77371?

Shepherd uses area code 936, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77371 in?

77371 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77371?

About 7,800 people live in ZIP code 77371, in 2,696 households, at 66.2 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 77371?

$83,594 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77371?

The closest are 77335 (7.6 mi), 77368 (8.9 mi), 77326 (9.7 mi), 77327 (10.5 mi) and 77328 (14 mi).

Is 77371 a PO Box ZIP code?

77371 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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