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77437

ZIP 77437 is El Campo, Texas, in Wharton County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Wharton
Metro area
El Campo, TX
Population
18,238
Coordinates
29.2044, -96.2727
☼ Live from 77437 — El Campo, TX

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Where 77437 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77437
  • 🔢 Type 77437 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,437 = 211 × 367. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111001111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77436 (Egypt, TX, 11 mi away) and 77440 (Elmaton, TX, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77437 becomes 73477, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34777, 37774, 43777, 47737, 73747, 74737, …). The farthest-flung twin is 43777 in Roseville, OH, 1,088 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯746 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77437 and you would come out at 29.20°S, 83.73°E — 1,448 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 353.0 square miles of land, 77437 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 268 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,238This ZIP18,238
Households6,624This ZIP6,624
Housing units7,259This ZIP7,259
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$72,200This ZIP$72,200Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$184,700This ZIP$184,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,042This ZIP$1,042Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density51.7 / sq miThis ZIP51.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments493This ZIP493
Employees5,542This ZIP5,542
Annual payroll$268,969,000This ZIP$268,969,000
Tax returns filed8,040This ZIP8,040
Total adjusted gross income$572,329,000This ZIP$572,329,000

Land area

Land area353.00 sq miThis ZIP353.00 sq mi
Water area1.78 sq miThis ZIP1.78 sq mi

Other place names in 77437

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ZIP codes near 77437

ZIPCityDistance
77467 Pierce, TX 5.8 mi
77436 Egypt, TX 11.2 mi
77455 Louise, TX 11.6 mi
77432 Danevang, TX 12.0 mi
77443 Glen Flora, TX 12.0 mi
77488 Wharton, TX 12.4 mi
77460 Nada, TX 14.9 mi
77453 Lane City, TX 15.4 mi
77458 Midfield, TX 16.7 mi
77962 Ganado, TX 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77437?

77437 is in El Campo, Texas, in Wharton County, part of the El Campo, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.2044, -96.2727.

What county is 77437 in?

77437 lies in Wharton County.

What area code is 77437?

El Campo uses area code 979, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77437 in?

77437 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77437?

About 18,238 people live in ZIP code 77437, in 6,624 households, at 51.7 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 77437?

$72,200 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77437?

The closest are 77467 (5.8 mi), 77436 (11.2 mi), 77455 (11.6 mi), 77432 (12 mi) and 77443 (12 mi).

Is 77437 a PO Box ZIP code?

77437 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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