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77483

ZIP 77483 is Wadsworth, Texas, in Matagorda County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Matagorda
Metro area
Bay City, TX
Population
257
Coordinates
28.7807, -95.8716
☼ Live from 77483 — Wadsworth, TX

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Where 77483 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77483
  • 🔢 Type 77483 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,483 = 7 × 11069. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111010101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77482 (Van Vleck, TX, 22 mi away) and 77484 (Waller, TX, 90 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77483 becomes 38477 — and that is a real ZIP code: Prospect, TN, 676 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34778, 34787, 37748, 37847, 37874, 38477, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48737 in Glennie, MI, 1,278 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯779 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77483 and you would come out at 28.78°S, 84.13°E — 1,410 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 18m.
  • 📏 At 33.9 square miles of land, 77483 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population257This ZIP257
Households186This ZIP186
Housing units239This ZIP239
Median age53.7This ZIP53.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$31,761This ZIP$31,761Texas$78,476US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density7.6 / sq miThis ZIP7.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees1,118This ZIP1,118
Annual payroll$164,733,000This ZIP$164,733,000

Land area

Land area33.94 sq miThis ZIP33.94 sq mi
Water area3.56 sq miThis ZIP3.56 sq mi

Other place names in 77483

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

ZIP codes near 77483

ZIPCityDistance
77457 Matagorda, TX 7.1 mi
77414 Bay City, TX 8.6 mi
77415 Cedar Lane, TX 14.7 mi
77404 Bay City, TX 15.2 mi
77456 Markham, TX 16.6 mi
77440 Elmaton, TX 18.2 mi
77428 Collegeport, TX 18.8 mi
77482 Van Vleck, TX 21.6 mi
77422 Brazoria, TX 21.8 mi
77463 Old Ocean, TX 22.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77483?

77483 is in Wadsworth, Texas, in Matagorda County, part of the Bay City, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 28.7807, -95.8716.

What county is 77483 in?

77483 lies in Matagorda County.

What area code is 77483?

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

What time zone is 77483 in?

77483 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77483?

About 257 people live in ZIP code 77483, in 186 households, at 7.6 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 77483?

$31,761 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77483?

The closest are 77457 (7.1 mi), 77414 (8.6 mi), 77415 (14.7 mi), 77404 (15.2 mi) and 77456 (16.6 mi).

Is 77483 a PO Box ZIP code?

77483 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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