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77428

ZIP 77428 is Collegeport, Texas, in Matagorda County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Matagorda
Metro area
Bay City, TX
Population
151
Coordinates
28.6729, -96.1570
☼ Live from 77428 — Collegeport, TX

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Where 77428 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77428
  • 🔢 Type 77428 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,428 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1489. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111001110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77426 (Chappell Hill, TX, 100 mi away) and 77429 (Cypress, TX, 96 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77428 becomes 82477, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27847, 27874, 28747, 28774, 47728, 47872, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48727 in Clifford, MI, 1,241 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯783 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77428 and you would come out at 28.67°S, 83.84°E — 1,415 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 19m.
  • 📏 At 23.8 square miles of land, 77428 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population151This ZIP151
Households52This ZIP52
Housing units166This ZIP166
Median age54.5This ZIP54.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density6.4 / sq miThis ZIP6.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees6This ZIP6
Annual payroll$510,000This ZIP$510,000

Land area

Land area23.77 sq miThis ZIP23.77 sq mi
Water area2.32 sq miThis ZIP2.32 sq mi

ZIP codes near 77428

ZIPCityDistance
77465 Palacios, TX 5.0 mi
77457 Matagorda, TX 13.0 mi
77419 Blessing, TX 14.9 mi
77440 Elmaton, TX 15.0 mi
77961 Francitas, TX 17.9 mi
77456 Markham, TX 18.0 mi
77483 Wadsworth, TX 18.8 mi
77970 La Ward, TX 20.6 mi
77458 Midfield, TX 20.8 mi
77414 Bay City, TX 22.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77428?

77428 is in Collegeport, Texas, in Matagorda County, part of the Bay City, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.6729, -96.1570.

What county is 77428 in?

77428 lies in Matagorda County.

What area code is 77428?

Collegeport uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77428 in?

77428 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77428?

About 151 people live in ZIP code 77428, in 52 households, at 6.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 77428?

The closest are 77465 (5 mi), 77457 (13 mi), 77419 (14.9 mi), 77440 (15 mi) and 77961 (17.9 mi).

Is 77428 a PO Box ZIP code?

77428 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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