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77481

ZIP 77481 is Thompsons, Texas, in Fort Bend County; area codes 281, 346 and 832; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fort Bend
Population
78
Coordinates
29.4715, -95.5708
☼ Live from 77481 — Thompsons, TX

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Where 77481 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77481
  • 🔢 Type 77481 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,481 = 3 × 3 × 8609. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111010101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77480 (Sweeny, TX, 29 mi away) and 77482 (Van Vleck, TX, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77481 becomes 18477, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14778, 14787, 14877, 17748, 17847, 41778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 14877 in Rexville, NY, 1,322 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯736 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77481 and you would come out at 29.47°S, 84.43°E — 1,437 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 11.8 square miles of land, 77481 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population78This ZIP78
Households44This ZIP44
Housing units51This ZIP51
Median age77.5This ZIP77.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$57,857This ZIP$57,857Texas$78,476US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Population density6.6 / sq miThis ZIP6.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees250This ZIP250
Annual payroll$34,739,000This ZIP$34,739,000

Land area

Land area11.82 sq miThis ZIP11.82 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 77481

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 77481

ZIPCityDistance
77459 Missouri City, TX 4.4 mi
77545 Fresno, TX 7.4 mi
77479 Sugar Land, TX 7.5 mi
77469 Richmond, TX 8.0 mi
77489 Missouri City, TX 9.5 mi
77583 Rosharon, TX 9.7 mi
77497 Stafford, TX 10.0 mi
77053 Houston, TX 10.3 mi
77478 Sugar Land, TX 10.3 mi
77477 Stafford, TX 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77481?

77481 is in Thompsons, Texas, in Fort Bend County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.4715, -95.5708.

What county is 77481 in?

77481 lies in Fort Bend County.

What area code is 77481?

Thompsons uses area codes 281, 346 and 832, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77481 in?

77481 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77481?

About 78 people live in ZIP code 77481, in 44 households, at 6.6 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 77481?

$57,857 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77481?

The closest are 77459 (4.4 mi), 77545 (7.4 mi), 77479 (7.5 mi), 77469 (8 mi) and 77489 (9.5 mi).

Is 77481 a PO Box ZIP code?

77481 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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