77488
ZIP 77488 is Wharton, Texas, mostly in Wharton County; area code 979; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Wharton +1 more
- Metro area
- El Campo, TX
- Population
- 14,548
- Coordinates
- 29.2957, -96.0951
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Where 77488 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 77488 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 77,488 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 29 × 167. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010111010110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77487 (Sugar Land, TX, 36 mi away) and 77489 (Missouri City, TX, 41 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 77488 becomes 88477, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47878, 48787, 48877, 74878, 78748, 78847). The farthest-flung twin is 48787 in Frankenmuth, MI, 1,186 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
- 🎯741 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77488 and you would come out at 29.30°S, 83.90°E — 1,446 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
- 📏 At 225.0 square miles of land, 77488 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 171 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 14,548This ZIP14,548 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5,665This ZIP5,665 |
| Housing units | 6,370This ZIP6,370 |
| Median age | 40.2This ZIP40.2Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,327This ZIP$60,327Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $163,200This ZIP$163,200Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,078This ZIP$1,078Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.3%This ZIP21.3% |
| Mean commute | 25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min |
| Population density | 64.7 / sq miThis ZIP64.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 307This ZIP307 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 3,511This ZIP3,511 |
| Annual payroll | $152,326,000This ZIP$152,326,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,050This ZIP6,050 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $346,353,000This ZIP$346,353,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 224.98 sq miThis ZIP224.98 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.46 sq miThis ZIP2.46 sq mi |
Counties 77488 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Wharton County | 100.0% |
| Colorado County | 0.0% |
Other place names in 77488
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 77488
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
77453 | Lane City, TX | 6.4 mi |
77467 | Pierce, TX | 6.8 mi |
77443 | Glen Flora, TX | 6.8 mi |
77448 | Hungerford, TX | 8.4 mi |
77436 | Egypt, TX | 10.6 mi |
77420 | Boling, TX | 11.5 mi |
77451 | Kendleton, TX | 12.3 mi |
77437 | El Campo, TX | 12.4 mi |
77417 | Beasley, TX | 14.2 mi |
77435 | East Bernard, TX | 15.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 77488?
77488 is in Wharton, Texas, in Wharton County, part of the El Campo, TX micropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.2957, -96.0951.
What county is 77488 in?
77488 spans 2 counties: Wharton County and Colorado County. Most of it falls in Wharton County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 77488?
Wharton uses area code 979, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 77488 in?
77488 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 77488?
About 14,548 people live in ZIP code 77488, in 5,665 households, at 64.7 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 77488?
$60,327 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 77488?
The closest are 77453 (6.4 mi), 77467 (6.8 mi), 77443 (6.8 mi), 77448 (8.4 mi) and 77436 (10.6 mi).
Is 77488 a PO Box ZIP code?
77488 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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