77561
ZIP 77561 is Hardin, Texas, in Liberty County; area code 936; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Liberty
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Population
- 36
- Coordinates
- 30.1347, -94.7355
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Where 77561 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 77561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgSLL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 77,561 = 11 × 11 × 641. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010111011111001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77560 (Hankamer, TX, 21 mi away) and 77562 (Highlands, TX, 28 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 77561 becomes 16577, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15677, 15767, 15776, 17567, 17576, 17756, …). The farthest-flung twin is 17765 in Roaring Branch, PA, 1,266 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
- 🎯704 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77561 and you would come out at 30.13°S, 85.26°E — 1,446 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
- 📏 At 0.376 square miles of land, 77561 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 182 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 36This ZIP36 |
|---|---|
| Households | 18This ZIP18 |
| Housing units | 24This ZIP24 |
| Median age | 75.5This ZIP75.5Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.3%This ZIP33.3% |
| Population density | 95.7 / sq miThis ZIP95.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 12This ZIP12 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 62This ZIP62 |
| Annual payroll | $2,247,000This ZIP$2,247,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 77561
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 77561
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
77575 | Liberty, TX | 3.8 mi |
77564 | Hull, TX | 8.2 mi |
77533 | Daisetta, TX | 8.8 mi |
77582 | Raywood, TX | 9.4 mi |
77519 | Batson, TX | 11.2 mi |
77535 | Dayton, TX | 12.5 mi |
77538 | Devers, TX | 16.9 mi |
77585 | Saratoga, TX | 18.1 mi |
77659 | Sour Lake, TX | 18.3 mi |
77374 | Thicket, TX | 18.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 77561?
77561 is in Hardin, Texas, in Liberty County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.1347, -94.7355.
What county is 77561 in?
77561 lies in Liberty County.
What area code is 77561?
Hardin uses area code 936, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 77561 in?
77561 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 77561?
About 36 people live in ZIP code 77561, in 18 households, at 95.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 77561?
The closest are 77575 (3.8 mi), 77564 (8.2 mi), 77533 (8.8 mi), 77582 (9.4 mi) and 77519 (11.2 mi).
Is 77561 a PO Box ZIP code?
77561 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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