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77434

ZIP 77434 is Eagle Lake, Texas, mostly in Colorado County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Colorado +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,970
Coordinates
29.5236, -96.3182
☼ Live from 77434 — Eagle Lake, TX

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Where 77434 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77434
  • 🔢 Type 77434 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,434 = 2 × 7 × 5531. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77433 (Cypress, TX, 45 mi away) and 77435 (East Bernard, TX, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77434 becomes 43477, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34477, 34747, 37744, 43747, 47374, 47437, …). The farthest-flung twin is 43747 in Jerusalem, OH, 1,117 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯723 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77434 and you would come out at 29.52°S, 83.68°E — 1,467 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 15m.
  • 📏 At 145.5 square miles of land, 77434 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 110 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,970This ZIP3,970
Households1,303This ZIP1,303
Housing units1,669This ZIP1,669
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$71,705This ZIP$71,705Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$129,300This ZIP$129,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,229This ZIP$1,229Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density27.3 / sq miThis ZIP27.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments88This ZIP88
Employees917This ZIP917
Annual payroll$44,427,000This ZIP$44,427,000
Tax returns filed2,030This ZIP2,030
Total adjusted gross income$105,643,000This ZIP$105,643,000

Land area

Land area145.54 sq miThis ZIP145.54 sq mi
Water area4.77 sq miThis ZIP4.77 sq mi

Counties 77434 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Colorado County 65.7%
Wharton County 34.3%

Other place names in 77434

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ZIP codes near 77434

ZIPCityDistance
77454 Lissie, TX 5.0 mi
77412 Altair, TX 8.8 mi
77460 Nada, TX 9.6 mi
77436 Egypt, TX 11.6 mi
77435 East Bernard, TX 11.9 mi
77442 Garwood, TX 12.2 mi
77470 Rock Island, TX 12.9 mi
78935 Alleyton, TX 13.5 mi
77443 Glen Flora, TX 14.1 mi
77448 Hungerford, TX 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77434?

77434 is in Eagle Lake, Texas, in Colorado County. Its published point location is 29.5236, -96.3182.

What county is 77434 in?

77434 spans 2 counties: Colorado County and Wharton County. Most of it falls in Colorado 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 77434?

Eagle Lake uses area code 979, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77434 in?

77434 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77434?

About 3,970 people live in ZIP code 77434, in 1,303 households, at 27.3 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 77434?

$71,705 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77434?

The closest are 77454 (5 mi), 77412 (8.8 mi), 77460 (9.6 mi), 77436 (11.6 mi) and 77435 (11.9 mi).

Is 77434 a PO Box ZIP code?

77434 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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