77420
ZIP 77420 is Boling, Texas, mostly in Wharton County; area code 979; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Wharton +2 more
- Metro area
- El Campo, TX
- Population
- 2,236
- Coordinates
- 29.2334, -95.9188
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Where 77420 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.
- 🔢 Type 77420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 77,420 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 7 × 79. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010111001101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77419 (Blessing, TX, 32 mi away) and 77422 (Brazoria, TX, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 77420 becomes 02477 — and that is a real ZIP code: Watertown, MA, 1,647 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02477, 02747, 04772, 07724, 20747, 20774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04772 in Saint Agatha, ME, 1,929 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
- 🎯747 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77420 and you would come out at 29.23°S, 84.08°E — 1,436 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
- 📏 At 88.4 square miles of land, 77420 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,236This ZIP2,236 |
|---|---|
| Households | 887This ZIP887 |
| Housing units | 995This ZIP995 |
| Median age | 32.3This ZIP32.3Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $67,697This ZIP$67,697Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $226,400This ZIP$226,400Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $840This ZIP$840Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.0%This ZIP26.0% |
| Mean commute | 27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min |
| Population density | 25.3 / sq miThis ZIP25.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 44This ZIP44 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 279This ZIP279 |
| Annual payroll | $13,314,000This ZIP$13,314,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,170This ZIP1,170 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $72,786,000This ZIP$72,786,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 88.43 sq miThis ZIP88.43 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.63 sq miThis ZIP1.63 sq mi |
Counties 77420 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Wharton County | 61.7% |
| Matagorda County | 26.4% |
| Fort Bend County | 11.9% |
Other place names in 77420
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 77420
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
77453 | Lane City, TX | 6.1 mi |
77468 | Pledger, TX | 7.8 mi |
77431 | Danciger, TX | 9.2 mi |
77444 | Guy, TX | 9.3 mi |
77482 | Van Vleck, TX | 9.8 mi |
77488 | Wharton, TX | 11.5 mi |
77480 | Sweeny, TX | 13.3 mi |
77461 | Needville, TX | 14.0 mi |
77486 | West Columbia, TX | 14.6 mi |
77463 | Old Ocean, TX | 14.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 77420?
77420 is in Boling, Texas, in Wharton County, part of the El Campo, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.2334, -95.9188.
What county is 77420 in?
77420 spans 3 counties: Wharton County, Matagorda County and Fort Bend County. Most of it falls in Wharton 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 77420?
Boling uses area code 979, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 77420 in?
77420 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 77420?
About 2,236 people live in ZIP code 77420, in 887 households, at 25.3 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 77420?
$67,697 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 77420?
The closest are 77453 (6.1 mi), 77468 (7.8 mi), 77431 (9.2 mi), 77444 (9.3 mi) and 77482 (9.8 mi).
Is 77420 a PO Box ZIP code?
77420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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