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77423

ZIP 77423 is Brookshire, Texas, mostly in Waller County; area codes 281, 346 and 713; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Waller +1 more
Population
18,767
Coordinates
29.8331, -95.9869
☼ Live from 77423 — Brookshire, TX

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Where 77423 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77423
  • 🔢 Type 77423 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,423 = 139 × 557. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111001101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77422 (Brazoria, TX, 64 mi away) and 77426 (Chappell Hill, TX, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77423 becomes 32477, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24377, 24737, 27374, 32747, 32774, 34277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 43772 in Pleasant City, OH, 1,072 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯706 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77423 and you would come out at 29.83°S, 84.01°E — 1,472 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 148.6 square miles of land, 77423 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 113 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,767This ZIP18,767
Households5,734This ZIP5,734
Housing units6,296This ZIP6,296
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$84,490This ZIP$84,490Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$314,800This ZIP$314,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,394This ZIP$1,394Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%This ZIP27.6%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density126.3 / sq miThis ZIP126.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments362This ZIP362
Employees8,843This ZIP8,843
Annual payroll$472,838,000This ZIP$472,838,000
Tax returns filed9,010This ZIP9,010
Total adjusted gross income$708,719,000This ZIP$708,719,000

Land area

Land area148.61 sq miThis ZIP148.61 sq mi
Water area2.01 sq miThis ZIP2.01 sq mi

Counties 77423 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Waller County 92.1%
Fort Bend County 7.9%

Other place names in 77423

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ZIP codes near 77423

ZIPCityDistance
77466 Pattison, TX 3.2 mi
77473 San Felipe, TX 7.5 mi
77493 Katy, TX 9.4 mi
77491 Katy, TX 10.3 mi
77492 Katy, TX 10.3 mi
77441 Fulshear, TX 10.5 mi
77476 Simonton, TX 10.8 mi
77494 Katy, TX 12.0 mi
77474 Sealy, TX 12.8 mi
77485 Wallis, TX 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77423?

77423 is in Brookshire, Texas, in Waller County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.8331, -95.9869.

What county is 77423 in?

77423 spans 2 counties: Waller County and Fort Bend County. Most of it falls in Waller 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 77423?

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

What time zone is 77423 in?

77423 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77423?

About 18,767 people live in ZIP code 77423, in 5,734 households, at 126.3 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 77423?

$84,490 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77423?

The closest are 77466 (3.2 mi), 77473 (7.5 mi), 77493 (9.4 mi), 77491 (10.3 mi) and 77492 (10.3 mi).

Is 77423 a PO Box ZIP code?

77423 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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