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77511

ZIP 77511 is in Alvin, Texas, mostly in Brazoria County; area codes 346, 281 and 832; Central time. Alvin has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 77512.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brazoria +1 more
Population
51,892
Coordinates
29.3808, -95.2452
☼ Live from 77511 — Alvin, TX

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Where 77511 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77511
  • 🔢 Type 77511 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IISLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,511 = 3 × 7 × 3691. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111011000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77510 (Santa Fe, TX, 10 mi away) and 77512 (Alvin, TX, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77511 becomes 11577 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roslyn Heights, NY, 1,447 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11577, 11757, 11775, 15717, 15771, 17517, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11775 in Melville, NY, 1,458 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯746 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77511 and you would come out at 29.38°S, 84.75°E — 1,420 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
  • 📏 At 150.1 square miles of land, 77511 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 114 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,892This ZIP51,892
Households17,866This ZIP17,866
Housing units20,598This ZIP20,598
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$74,939This ZIP$74,939Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$235,700This ZIP$235,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,271This ZIP$1,271Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density345.8 / sq miThis ZIP345.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments867This ZIP867
Employees10,754This ZIP10,754
Annual payroll$650,874,000This ZIP$650,874,000
Tax returns filed22,740This ZIP22,740
Total adjusted gross income$1,529,690,000This ZIP$1,529,690,000

Land area

Land area150.06 sq miThis ZIP150.06 sq mi
Water area2.02 sq miThis ZIP2.02 sq mi

Counties 77511 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Brazoria County 86.6%
Galveston County 13.4%

Other place names in 77511

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

ZIP codes near 77511

ZIPCityDistance
77512 Alvin, TX 3.0 mi
77517 Santa Fe, TX 6.5 mi
77577 Liverpool, TX 8.4 mi
77588 Pearland, TX 9.1 mi
77510 Santa Fe, TX 9.5 mi
77546 Friendswood, TX 9.5 mi
77578 Manvel, TX 10.1 mi
77549 Friendswood, TX 10.6 mi
77534 Danbury, TX 12.1 mi
77583 Rosharon, TX 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77511?

77511 is in Alvin, Texas, in Brazoria County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.3808, -95.2452.

What county is 77511 in?

77511 spans 2 counties: Brazoria County and Galveston County. Most of it falls in Brazoria 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 77511?

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

What time zone is 77511 in?

77511 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77511?

About 51,892 people live in ZIP code 77511, in 17,866 households, at 345.8 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 77511?

$74,939 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77511?

The closest are 77512 (3 mi), 77517 (6.5 mi), 77577 (8.4 mi), 77588 (9.1 mi) and 77510 (9.5 mi).

Is 77511 a PO Box ZIP code?

77511 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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