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77482

ZIP 77482 is Van Vleck, Texas, in Matagorda County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Matagorda
Metro area
Bay City, TX
Population
2,050
Coordinates
29.0927, -95.9035
☼ Live from 77482 — Van Vleck, TX

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Where 77482 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77482
  • 🔢 Type 77482 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,482 = 2 × 19 × 2039. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77481 (Thompsons, TX, 33 mi away) and 77483 (Wadsworth, TX, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77482 becomes 28477, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27847, 27874, 28747, 28774, 47728, 47872, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48727 in Clifford, MI, 1,208 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯757 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77482 and you would come out at 29.09°S, 84.10°E — 1,428 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 17m.
  • 📏 At 44.1 square miles of land, 77482 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,050This ZIP2,050
Households827This ZIP827
Housing units1,080This ZIP1,080
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$58,103This ZIP$58,103Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$205,900This ZIP$205,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,005This ZIP$1,005Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density46.5 / sq miThis ZIP46.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees136This ZIP136
Annual payroll$5,032,000This ZIP$5,032,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$79,238,000This ZIP$79,238,000

Land area

Land area44.11 sq miThis ZIP44.11 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 77482

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ZIP codes near 77482

ZIPCityDistance
77468 Pledger, TX 4.4 mi
77431 Danciger, TX 5.8 mi
77480 Sweeny, TX 8.1 mi
77404 Bay City, TX 8.6 mi
77463 Old Ocean, TX 9.3 mi
77420 Boling, TX 9.8 mi
77453 Lane City, TX 11.9 mi
77414 Bay City, TX 13.0 mi
77486 West Columbia, TX 13.6 mi
77444 Guy, TX 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77482?

77482 is in Van Vleck, Texas, in Matagorda County, part of the Bay City, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.0927, -95.9035.

What county is 77482 in?

77482 lies in Matagorda County.

What area code is 77482?

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

What time zone is 77482 in?

77482 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77482?

About 2,050 people live in ZIP code 77482, in 827 households, at 46.5 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 77482?

$58,103 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77482?

The closest are 77468 (4.4 mi), 77431 (5.8 mi), 77480 (8.1 mi), 77404 (8.6 mi) and 77463 (9.3 mi).

Is 77482 a PO Box ZIP code?

77482 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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