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77493

ZIP 77493 is in Katy, Texas, mostly in Harris County; area codes 281, 346 and 832; Central time. Katy has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 77449, 77450, 77491, 77492 and 77494.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Harris +2 more
Population
71,484
Coordinates
29.8532, -95.8315
☼ Live from 77493 — Katy, TX

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Where 77493 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77493
  • 🔢 Type 77493 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,493 = 3 × 13 × 1987. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111010110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77492 (Katy, TX, 5 mi away) and 77494 (Katy, TX, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77493 becomes 39477 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sandersville, MS, 425 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34797, 39477, 39747, 43779, 43977, 49737, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97347 in Grand Ronde, OR, 1,839 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯707 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77493 and you would come out at 29.85°S, 84.17°E — 1,467 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 13m.
  • 📏 At 61.8 square miles of land, 77493 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population71,484This ZIP71,484
Households22,148This ZIP22,148
Housing units23,977This ZIP23,977
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$118,464This ZIP$118,464Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$358,100This ZIP$358,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,867This ZIP$1,867Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.3%This ZIP46.3%
Mean commute36.3 minThis ZIP36.3 min
Population density1,156.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,156.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments910This ZIP910
Employees12,514This ZIP12,514
Annual payroll$740,513,000This ZIP$740,513,000
Tax returns filed33,600This ZIP33,600
Total adjusted gross income$3,113,986,000This ZIP$3,113,986,000

Land area

Land area61.79 sq miThis ZIP61.79 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Counties 77493 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Harris County 68.1%
Waller County 31.8%
Fort Bend County 0.1%

Other place names in 77493

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ZIP codes near 77493

ZIPCityDistance
77491 Katy, TX 4.7 mi
77492 Katy, TX 4.7 mi
77449 Katy, TX 6.0 mi
77494 Katy, TX 7.6 mi
77433 Cypress, TX 8.3 mi
77450 Katy, TX 9.2 mi
77423 Brookshire, TX 9.4 mi
77094 Houston, TX 9.8 mi
77413 Barker, TX 10.0 mi
77084 Houston, TX 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77493?

77493 is in Katy, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.8532, -95.8315.

What county is 77493 in?

77493 spans 3 counties: Harris County, Waller County and Fort Bend County. Most of it falls in Harris 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 77493?

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

What time zone is 77493 in?

77493 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77493?

About 71,484 people live in ZIP code 77493, in 22,148 households, at 1,156.9 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 77493?

$118,464 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77493?

The closest are 77491 (4.7 mi), 77492 (4.7 mi), 77449 (6 mi), 77494 (7.6 mi) and 77433 (8.3 mi).

Is 77493 a PO Box ZIP code?

77493 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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