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77479

ZIP 77479 is in Sugar Land, Texas, in Fort Bend County; area codes 281, 346, 832 and 713; Central time. Sugar Land has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 77478, 77487, 77496 and 77498.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fort Bend
Population
92,221
Coordinates
29.5650, -95.6351
☼ Live from 77479 — Sugar Land, TX

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Where 77479 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77479
  • 🔢 Type 77479 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 77479 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111010100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77478 (Sugar Land, TX, 4 mi away) and 77480 (Sweeny, TX, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77479 becomes 97477 — and that is a real ZIP code: Springfield, OR, 1,802 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47977, 49777, 77497, 77974, 97477). The farthest-flung twin is 97477 in Springfield, OR, 1,802 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯728 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77479 and you would come out at 29.57°S, 84.36°E — 1,444 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 15m.
  • 📏 At 32.7 square miles of land, 77479 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population92,221This ZIP92,221
Households29,862This ZIP29,862
Housing units31,067This ZIP31,067
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$156,735This ZIP$156,735Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$478,300This ZIP$478,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,063This ZIP$2,063Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.4%This ZIP68.4%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density2,822.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,822.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,949This ZIP2,949
Employees30,470This ZIP30,470
Annual payroll$1,703,475,000This ZIP$1,703,475,000
Tax returns filed40,340This ZIP40,340
Total adjusted gross income$8,397,474,000This ZIP$8,397,474,000

Land area

Land area32.68 sq miThis ZIP32.68 sq mi
Water area1.61 sq miThis ZIP1.61 sq mi

Other place names in 77479

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ZIP codes near 77479

ZIPCityDistance
77487 Sugar Land, TX 3.8 mi
77478 Sugar Land, TX 4.0 mi
77498 Sugar Land, TX 5.4 mi
77477 Stafford, TX 5.7 mi
77497 Stafford, TX 5.8 mi
77469 Richmond, TX 6.5 mi
77459 Missouri City, TX 6.6 mi
77481 Thompsons, TX 7.5 mi
77489 Missouri City, TX 7.6 mi
77496 Sugar Land, TX 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77479?

77479 is in Sugar Land, Texas, in Fort Bend County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.5650, -95.6351.

What county is 77479 in?

77479 lies in Fort Bend County.

What area code is 77479?

Sugar Land uses area codes 281, 346, 832 and 713, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77479 in?

77479 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77479?

About 92,221 people live in ZIP code 77479, in 29,862 households, at 2,822.3 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 77479?

$156,735 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77479?

The closest are 77487 (3.8 mi), 77478 (4 mi), 77498 (5.4 mi), 77477 (5.7 mi) and 77497 (5.8 mi).

Is 77479 a PO Box ZIP code?

77479 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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