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Where 77563 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 77563 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgSLL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 77563 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010111011111011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77562 (Highlands, TX, 36 mi away) and 77564 (Hull, TX, 68 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 77563 becomes 36577 — and that is a real ZIP code: Spanish Fort, AL, 436 miles away.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35677, 35767, 35776, 36577, 36775, 37657, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56737 in Middle River, MN, 1,321 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 68%.
- 🎯754 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77563 and you would come out at 29.30°S, 84.97°E — 1,409 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
- 📏 At 44.2 square miles of land, 77563 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 9,955This ZIP9,955 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4,052This ZIP4,052 |
| Housing units | 4,628This ZIP4,628 |
| Median age | 39.5This ZIP39.5Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $75,806This ZIP$75,806Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $220,700This ZIP$220,700Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,370This ZIP$1,370Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.3%This ZIP20.3% |
| Mean commute | 29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min |
| Population density | 225.3 / sq miThis ZIP225.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 117This ZIP117 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 943This ZIP943 |
| Annual payroll | $40,109,000This ZIP$40,109,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 4,770This ZIP4,770 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $378,818,000This ZIP$378,818,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 44.18 sq miThis ZIP44.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 16.23 sq miThis ZIP16.23 sq mi |
Other place names in 77563
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 77563
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
77510 | Santa Fe, TX | 4.7 mi |
77568 | La Marque, TX | 5.1 mi |
77591 | Texas City, TX | 6.9 mi |
77517 | Santa Fe, TX | 7.6 mi |
77552 | Galveston, TX | 7.8 mi |
77554 | Galveston, TX | 8.0 mi |
77590 | Texas City, TX | 8.7 mi |
77539 | Dickinson, TX | 10.3 mi |
77551 | Galveston, TX | 12.1 mi |
77511 | Alvin, TX | 13.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 77563?
77563 is in Hitchcock, Texas, in Galveston County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.3036, -95.0324.
What county is 77563 in?
77563 lies in Galveston County.
What area code is 77563?
Hitchcock uses area codes 346, 832 and 281, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 77563 in?
77563 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 77563?
About 9,955 people live in ZIP code 77563, in 4,052 households, at 225.3 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 77563?
$75,806 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 77563?
The closest are 77510 (4.7 mi), 77568 (5.1 mi), 77591 (6.9 mi), 77517 (7.6 mi) and 77552 (7.8 mi).
Is 77563 a PO Box ZIP code?
77563 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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