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77520

ZIP 77520 is in Baytown, Texas, mostly in Harris County; area codes 281, 346, 832 and 713; Central time. Baytown has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 77521, 77522 and 77523.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Harris +1 more
Population
36,355
Coordinates
29.7367, -95.0008
☼ Live from 77520 — Baytown, TX

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Where 77520 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77520
  • 🔢 Type 77520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 17 × 19. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77519 (Batson, TX, 42 mi away) and 77521 (Baytown, TX, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77520 becomes 02577, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05772, 07752, 20577, 20757, 20775, 25707, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05772 in Stockbridge, VT, 1,559 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
  • 🎯726 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77520 and you would come out at 29.74°S, 85.00°E — 1,432 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 21.0 square miles of land, 77520 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,355This ZIP36,355
Households12,753This ZIP12,753
Housing units14,479This ZIP14,479
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,278This ZIP$54,278Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$150,700This ZIP$150,700Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,226This ZIP$1,226Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density1,727.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,727.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments596This ZIP596
Employees13,229This ZIP13,229
Annual payroll$949,728,000This ZIP$949,728,000
Tax returns filed15,650This ZIP15,650
Total adjusted gross income$783,468,000This ZIP$783,468,000

Land area

Land area21.05 sq miThis ZIP21.05 sq mi
Water area11.92 sq miThis ZIP11.92 sq mi

Counties 77520 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Harris County 95.7%
Chambers County 4.3%

Other place names in 77520

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ZIP codes near 77520

ZIPCityDistance
77522 Baytown, TX 1.4 mi
77571 La Porte, TX 4.8 mi
77572 La Porte, TX 5.0 mi
77521 Baytown, TX 5.7 mi
77562 Highlands, TX 7.2 mi
77536 Deer Park, TX 7.6 mi
77530 Channelview, TX 7.7 mi
77523 Baytown, TX 8.4 mi
77507 Pasadena, TX 8.6 mi
77503 Pasadena, TX 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77520?

77520 is in Baytown, Texas, in Harris County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7367, -95.0008.

What county is 77520 in?

77520 spans 2 counties: Harris County and Chambers 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 77520?

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

What time zone is 77520 in?

77520 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77520?

About 36,355 people live in ZIP code 77520, in 12,753 households, at 1,727.2 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 77520?

$54,278 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77520?

The closest are 77522 (1.4 mi), 77571 (4.8 mi), 77572 (5 mi), 77521 (5.7 mi) and 77562 (7.2 mi).

Is 77520 a PO Box ZIP code?

77520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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