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77517

ZIP 77517 is in Santa Fe, Texas, mostly in Galveston County; area codes 346, 832 and 281; Central time. Santa Fe has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 77510.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Galveston +1 more
Population
5,529
Coordinates
29.3595, -95.1408
☼ Live from 77517 — Santa Fe, TX

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Where 77517 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77517
  • 🔢 Type 77517 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LISLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,517 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 29. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111011001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77516 (Angleton, TX, 22 mi away) and 77518 (Bacliff, TX, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77517 becomes 71577, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15777, 57717, 75771, 77571). The farthest-flung twin is 15777 in Starford, PA, 1,201 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯749 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77517 and you would come out at 29.36°S, 84.86°E — 1,415 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 26.2 square miles of land, 77517 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,529This ZIP5,529
Households1,899This ZIP1,899
Housing units1,999This ZIP1,999
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$88,567This ZIP$88,567Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$314,100This ZIP$314,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$971This ZIP$971Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density211.0 / sq miThis ZIP211.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments70This ZIP70
Employees389This ZIP389
Annual payroll$20,041,000This ZIP$20,041,000
Tax returns filed2,950This ZIP2,950
Total adjusted gross income$272,415,000This ZIP$272,415,000

Land area

Land area26.20 sq miThis ZIP26.20 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 77517 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Galveston County 75.0%
Brazoria County 25.0%

Other place names in 77517

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

ZIP codes near 77517

ZIPCityDistance
77510 Santa Fe, TX 3.1 mi
77511 Alvin, TX 6.5 mi
77563 Hitchcock, TX 7.6 mi
77512 Alvin, TX 7.6 mi
77591 Texas City, TX 9.0 mi
77568 La Marque, TX 9.2 mi
77539 Dickinson, TX 9.4 mi
77577 Liverpool, TX 10.2 mi
77573 League City, TX 10.5 mi
77546 Friendswood, TX 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77517?

77517 is in Santa Fe, Texas, in Galveston County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.3595, -95.1408.

What county is 77517 in?

77517 spans 2 counties: Galveston County and Brazoria County. Most of it falls in Galveston 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 77517?

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

What time zone is 77517 in?

77517 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77517?

About 5,529 people live in ZIP code 77517, in 1,899 households, at 211.0 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 77517?

$88,567 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77517?

The closest are 77510 (3.1 mi), 77511 (6.5 mi), 77563 (7.6 mi), 77512 (7.6 mi) and 77591 (9 mi).

Is 77517 a PO Box ZIP code?

77517 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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