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77465

ZIP 77465 is Palacios, Texas, mostly in Matagorda County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Matagorda +2 more
Metro area
Bay City, TX
Population
7,681
Coordinates
28.7119, -96.2261
☼ Live from 77465 — Palacios, TX

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Where 77465 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77465
  • 🔢 Type 77465 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SghLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,465 = 5 × 15493. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111010011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77464 (Orchard, TX, 65 mi away) and 77466 (Pattison, TX, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77465 becomes 56477 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sebeka, MN, 1,241 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45677, 45767, 45776, 47567, 47576, 54767, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56477 in Sebeka, MN, 1,241 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯780 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77465 and you would come out at 28.71°S, 83.77°E — 1,419 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 232.4 square miles of land, 77465 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 176 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,681This ZIP7,681
Households3,323This ZIP3,323
Housing units4,148This ZIP4,148
Median age51.3This ZIP51.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$64,666This ZIP$64,666Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$177,200This ZIP$177,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$780This ZIP$780Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density33.1 / sq miThis ZIP33.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments114This ZIP114
Employees704This ZIP704
Annual payroll$24,992,000This ZIP$24,992,000
Tax returns filed3,190This ZIP3,190
Total adjusted gross income$207,836,000This ZIP$207,836,000

Land area

Land area232.37 sq miThis ZIP232.37 sq mi
Water area113.93 sq miThis ZIP113.93 sq mi

Counties 77465 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Matagorda County 77.1%
Jackson County 20.2%
Calhoun County 2.7%

Other place names in 77465

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ZIP codes near 77465

ZIPCityDistance
77428 Collegeport, TX 5.0 mi
77419 Blessing, TX 11.2 mi
77961 Francitas, TX 13.0 mi
77440 Elmaton, TX 13.2 mi
77970 La Ward, TX 15.7 mi
77456 Markham, TX 17.0 mi
77457 Matagorda, TX 17.0 mi
77458 Midfield, TX 17.4 mi
77971 Lolita, TX 19.8 mi
77978 Point Comfort, TX 21.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77465?

77465 is in Palacios, Texas, in Matagorda County, part of the Bay City, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.7119, -96.2261.

What county is 77465 in?

77465 spans 3 counties: Matagorda County, Jackson County and Calhoun County. Most of it falls in Matagorda 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 77465?

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

What time zone is 77465 in?

77465 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77465?

About 7,681 people live in ZIP code 77465, in 3,323 households, at 33.1 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 77465?

$64,666 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77465?

The closest are 77428 (5 mi), 77419 (11.2 mi), 77961 (13 mi), 77440 (13.2 mi) and 77970 (15.7 mi).

Is 77465 a PO Box ZIP code?

77465 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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