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77498

ZIP 77498 is in Sugar Land, Texas, in Fort Bend County; area codes 281, 346, 832 and 713; Central time. Sugar Land has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 77478, 77479, 77487 and 77496.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fort Bend
Population
52,806
Coordinates
29.6410, -95.6558
☼ Live from 77498 — Sugar Land, TX

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Where 77498 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77498
  • 🔢 Type 77498 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGhLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,498 = 2 × 38749. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111010111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77497 (Stafford, TX, 6 mi away) and 77501 (Pasadena, TX, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77498 becomes 89477, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47879, 47978, 47987, 49877, 77489, 77984, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97487 in Veneta, OR, 1,813 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 70%.
  • 🎯723 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77498 and you would come out at 29.64°S, 84.34°E — 1,449 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
  • 📏 At 16.1 square miles of land, 77498 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population52,806This ZIP52,806
Households17,314This ZIP17,314
Housing units18,380This ZIP18,380
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$100,950This ZIP$100,950Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$302,600This ZIP$302,600Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,797This ZIP$1,797Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.1%This ZIP45.1%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density3,278.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,278.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments679This ZIP679
Employees4,286This ZIP4,286
Annual payroll$174,169,000This ZIP$174,169,000
Tax returns filed23,460This ZIP23,460
Total adjusted gross income$1,869,857,000This ZIP$1,869,857,000

Land area

Land area16.11 sq miThis ZIP16.11 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Other place names in 77498

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ZIP codes near 77498

ZIPCityDistance
77487 Sugar Land, TX 1.9 mi
77478 Sugar Land, TX 3.3 mi
77083 Houston, TX 3.7 mi
77407 Richmond, TX 3.7 mi
77099 Houston, TX 4.7 mi
77479 Sugar Land, TX 5.4 mi
77477 Stafford, TX 5.4 mi
77082 Houston, TX 5.8 mi
77072 Houston, TX 5.9 mi
77411 Alief, TX 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77498?

77498 is in Sugar Land, Texas, in Fort Bend County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.6410, -95.6558.

What county is 77498 in?

77498 lies in Fort Bend County.

What area code is 77498?

Sugar Land uses area codes 281, 346, 832 and 713, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77498 in?

77498 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77498?

About 52,806 people live in ZIP code 77498, in 17,314 households, at 3,278.7 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 77498?

$100,950 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77498?

The closest are 77487 (1.9 mi), 77478 (3.3 mi), 77083 (3.7 mi), 77407 (3.7 mi) and 77099 (4.7 mi).

Is 77498 a PO Box ZIP code?

77498 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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