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77406

ZIP 77406 is in Richmond, Texas, in Fort Bend County; area codes 281, 346, 832 and 713; Central time. Richmond has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 77407 and 77469.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fort Bend
Population
69,918
Coordinates
29.6461, -95.7945
☼ Live from 77406 — Richmond, TX

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Where 77406 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77406
  • 🔢 Type 77406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,406 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 19 × 97. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111001011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77404 (Bay City, TX, 47 mi away) and 77407 (Richmond, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77406 becomes 60477 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tinley Park, IL, 938 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04677, 04776, 06477, 07647, 07746, 07764, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04776 in Sherman, ME, 1,856 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯721 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77406 and you would come out at 29.65°S, 84.21°E — 1,455 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 57.6 square miles of land, 77406 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population69,918This ZIP69,918
Households22,720This ZIP22,720
Housing units23,717This ZIP23,717
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$141,869This ZIP$141,869Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$406,300This ZIP$406,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,878This ZIP$1,878Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.2%This ZIP52.2%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density1,214.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,214.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments992This ZIP992
Employees7,552This ZIP7,552
Annual payroll$281,740,000This ZIP$281,740,000
Tax returns filed29,300This ZIP29,300
Total adjusted gross income$3,783,498,000This ZIP$3,783,498,000

Land area

Land area57.57 sq miThis ZIP57.57 sq mi
Water area1.63 sq miThis ZIP1.63 sq mi

Other place names in 77406

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ZIP codes near 77406

ZIPCityDistance
77407 Richmond, TX 5.4 mi
77494 Katy, TX 6.9 mi
77441 Fulshear, TX 7.8 mi
77471 Rosenberg, TX 7.9 mi
77450 Katy, TX 7.9 mi
77498 Sugar Land, TX 8.3 mi
77496 Sugar Land, TX 8.6 mi
77464 Orchard, TX 8.9 mi
77083 Houston, TX 9.4 mi
77487 Sugar Land, TX 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77406?

77406 is in Richmond, Texas, in Fort Bend County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6461, -95.7945.

What county is 77406 in?

77406 lies in Fort Bend County.

What area code is 77406?

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

What time zone is 77406 in?

77406 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77406?

About 69,918 people live in ZIP code 77406, in 22,720 households, at 1,214.4 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 77406?

$141,869 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77406?

The closest are 77407 (5.4 mi), 77494 (6.9 mi), 77441 (7.8 mi), 77471 (7.9 mi) and 77450 (7.9 mi).

Is 77406 a PO Box ZIP code?

77406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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