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77445

ZIP 77445 is Hempstead, Texas, in Waller County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Waller
Population
16,142
Coordinates
30.0972, -96.0642
☼ Live from 77445 — Hempstead, TX

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Where 77445 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77445
  • 🔢 Type 77445 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,445 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 1721. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77444 (Guy, TX, 59 mi away) and 77446 (Prairie View, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77445 becomes 54477, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47457, 47547, 47574, 54747, 54774, 57474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57474 in Stratford, SD, 1,057 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯687 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77445 and you would come out at 30.10°S, 83.94°E — 1,489 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 185.8 square miles of land, 77445 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 141 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,142This ZIP16,142
Households4,922This ZIP4,922
Housing units5,594This ZIP5,594
Median age31.4This ZIP31.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$65,909This ZIP$65,909Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$270,400This ZIP$270,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,171This ZIP$1,171Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min
Population density86.9 / sq miThis ZIP86.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments256This ZIP256
Employees2,488This ZIP2,488
Annual payroll$114,438,000This ZIP$114,438,000
Tax returns filed6,890This ZIP6,890
Total adjusted gross income$494,475,000This ZIP$494,475,000

Land area

Land area185.78 sq miThis ZIP185.78 sq mi
Water area2.75 sq miThis ZIP2.75 sq mi

Other place names in 77445

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ZIP codes near 77445

ZIPCityDistance
77446 Prairie View, TX 4.5 mi
77484 Waller, TX 8.2 mi
77426 Chappell Hill, TX 11.7 mi
77418 Bellville, TX 13.6 mi
77447 Hockley, TX 14.6 mi
77880 Washington, TX 15.1 mi
77452 Kenney, TX 16.1 mi
77868 Navasota, TX 18.6 mi
77423 Brookshire, TX 18.8 mi
77355 Magnolia, TX 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77445?

77445 is in Hempstead, Texas, in Waller County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.0972, -96.0642.

What county is 77445 in?

77445 lies in Waller County.

What area code is 77445?

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

What time zone is 77445 in?

77445 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77445?

About 16,142 people live in ZIP code 77445, in 4,922 households, at 86.9 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 77445?

$65,909 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77445?

The closest are 77446 (4.5 mi), 77484 (8.2 mi), 77426 (11.7 mi), 77418 (13.6 mi) and 77447 (14.6 mi).

Is 77445 a PO Box ZIP code?

77445 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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