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77486

ZIP 77486 is West Columbia, Texas, in Brazoria County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brazoria
Population
7,195
Coordinates
29.1604, -95.6920
☼ Live from 77486 — West Columbia, TX

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Where 77486 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77486
  • 🔢 Type 77486 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,486 = 2 × 17 × 43 × 53. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111010101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77485 (Wallis, TX, 40 mi away) and 77487 (Sugar Land, TX, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77486 becomes 68477, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46778, 46787, 47876, 48767, 64778, 67478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 48767 in Unionville, MI, 1,207 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯755 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77486 and you would come out at 29.16°S, 84.31°E — 1,424 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 17m.
  • 📏 At 48.2 square miles of land, 77486 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,195This ZIP7,195
Households2,748This ZIP2,748
Housing units3,213This ZIP3,213
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$74,857This ZIP$74,857Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$240,200This ZIP$240,200Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$983This ZIP$983Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%This ZIP21.3%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density149.2 / sq miThis ZIP149.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments120This ZIP120
Employees999This ZIP999
Annual payroll$34,371,000This ZIP$34,371,000
Tax returns filed3,610This ZIP3,610
Total adjusted gross income$283,978,000This ZIP$283,978,000

Land area

Land area48.22 sq miThis ZIP48.22 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq miThis ZIP1.03 sq mi

Other place names in 77486

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ZIP codes near 77486

ZIPCityDistance
77463 Old Ocean, TX 6.6 mi
77480 Sweeny, TX 6.7 mi
77430 Damon, TX 7.0 mi
77431 Danciger, TX 7.9 mi
77468 Pledger, TX 9.7 mi
77444 Guy, TX 10.1 mi
77482 Van Vleck, TX 13.6 mi
77515 Angleton, TX 14.5 mi
77420 Boling, TX 14.6 mi
77422 Brazoria, TX 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77486?

77486 is in West Columbia, Texas, in Brazoria County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.1604, -95.6920.

What county is 77486 in?

77486 lies in Brazoria County.

What area code is 77486?

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

What time zone is 77486 in?

77486 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77486?

About 7,195 people live in ZIP code 77486, in 2,748 households, at 149.2 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 77486?

$74,857 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77486?

The closest are 77463 (6.6 mi), 77480 (6.7 mi), 77430 (7 mi), 77431 (7.9 mi) and 77468 (9.7 mi).

Is 77486 a PO Box ZIP code?

77486 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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