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77531

ZIP 77531 is Clute, Texas, in Brazoria County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brazoria
Population
16,406
Coordinates
29.0389, -95.4019
☼ Live from 77531 — Clute, TX

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Where 77531 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77531
  • 🔢 Type 77531 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IESLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,531 = 31 × 41 × 61. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77530 (Channelview, TX, 55 mi away) and 77532 (Crosby, TX, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77531 becomes 13577, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13757, 13775, 15377, 15737, 15773, 17375, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13757 in East Meredith, NY, 1,472 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯767 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77531 and you would come out at 29.04°S, 84.60°E — 1,407 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 17m.
  • 📏 At 11.8 square miles of land, 77531 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,406This ZIP16,406
Households6,577This ZIP6,577
Housing units7,600This ZIP7,600
Median age32.2This ZIP32.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$73,240This ZIP$73,240Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$260,800This ZIP$260,800Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,178This ZIP$1,178Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density1,395.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,395.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments323This ZIP323
Employees6,130This ZIP6,130
Annual payroll$390,735,000This ZIP$390,735,000
Tax returns filed7,150This ZIP7,150
Total adjusted gross income$429,235,000This ZIP$429,235,000

Land area

Land area11.76 sq miThis ZIP11.76 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Other place names in 77531

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

ZIP codes near 77531

ZIPCityDistance
77566 Lake Jackson, TX 4.5 mi
77541 Freeport, TX 4.9 mi
77542 Freeport, TX 6.4 mi
77516 Angleton, TX 9.2 mi
77515 Angleton, TX 9.8 mi
77422 Brazoria, TX 11.9 mi
77534 Danbury, TX 13.4 mi
77577 Liverpool, TX 17.4 mi
77486 West Columbia, TX 19.4 mi
77415 Cedar Lane, TX 19.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77531?

77531 is in Clute, Texas, in Brazoria County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.0389, -95.4019.

What county is 77531 in?

77531 lies in Brazoria County.

What area code is 77531?

Clute uses area code 979, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77531 in?

77531 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77531?

About 16,406 people live in ZIP code 77531, in 6,577 households, at 1,395.4 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 77531?

$73,240 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77531?

The closest are 77566 (4.5 mi), 77541 (4.9 mi), 77542 (6.4 mi), 77516 (9.2 mi) and 77515 (9.8 mi).

Is 77531 a PO Box ZIP code?

77531 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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