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77581

ZIP 77581 is in Pearland, Texas, mostly in Brazoria County; area codes 346, 281 and 832; Central time. Pearland has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 77584 and 77588.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Brazoria +1 more
Population
51,332
Coordinates
29.5616, -95.2798
☼ Live from 77581 — Pearland, TX

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Where 77581 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77581
  • 🔢 Type 77581 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBSLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,581 = 7 × 11083. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10010111100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77580 (Mont Belvieu, TX, 32 mi away) and 77582 (Raywood, TX, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77581 becomes 18577 — and that is a real ZIP code: Scranton, PA, 1,369 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15778, 17578, 17758, 17857, 18577, 57718, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18577 in Scranton, PA, 1,369 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 69%.
  • 🎯734 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77581 and you would come out at 29.56°S, 84.72°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 15m.
  • 📏 At 24.6 square miles of land, 77581 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,332This ZIP51,332
Households17,847This ZIP17,847
Housing units18,633This ZIP18,633
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$111,139This ZIP$111,139Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$338,000This ZIP$338,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,596This ZIP$1,596Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.3%This ZIP35.3%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density2,084.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,084.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,306This ZIP1,306
Employees17,591This ZIP17,591
Annual payroll$766,946,000This ZIP$766,946,000
Tax returns filed22,010This ZIP22,010
Total adjusted gross income$2,257,949,000This ZIP$2,257,949,000

Land area

Land area24.62 sq miThis ZIP24.62 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 77581 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Brazoria County 94.3%
Harris County 5.7%

Other place names in 77581

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

ZIP codes near 77581

ZIPCityDistance
77089 Houston, TX 3.7 mi
77588 Pearland, TX 3.7 mi
77075 Houston, TX 4.2 mi
77584 Pearland, TX 4.4 mi
77048 Houston, TX 5.1 mi
77549 Friendswood, TX 5.2 mi
77061 Houston, TX 5.9 mi
77546 Friendswood, TX 6.3 mi
77034 Houston, TX 6.4 mi
77578 Manvel, TX 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77581?

77581 is in Pearland, Texas, in Brazoria County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.5616, -95.2798.

What county is 77581 in?

77581 spans 2 counties: Brazoria County and Harris County. Most of it falls in Brazoria 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 77581?

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

What time zone is 77581 in?

77581 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77581?

About 51,332 people live in ZIP code 77581, in 17,847 households, at 2,084.8 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 77581?

$111,139 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77581?

The closest are 77089 (3.7 mi), 77588 (3.7 mi), 77075 (4.2 mi), 77584 (4.4 mi) and 77048 (5.1 mi).

Is 77581 a PO Box ZIP code?

77581 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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