77661
ZIP 77661 is Stowell, Texas, in Chambers County; area code 409; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Chambers
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Population
- 102
- Coordinates
- 29.7800, -94.3686
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Where 77661 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 77661 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IggLL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 77,661 = 3 × 3 × 8629. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10010111101011101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77660 (Spurger, TX, 61 mi away) and 77662 (Vidor, TX, 35 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 77661 becomes 16677 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sandy Ridge, PA, 1,183 miles away.
- 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16677, 61776, 66717, 66771, 67671, 67761, …). The farthest-flung twin is 16677 in Sandy Ridge, PA, 1,183 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 67%.
- 🎯734 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77661 and you would come out at 29.78°S, 85.63°E — 1,413 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 14m.
- 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 77661 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 102This ZIP102 |
|---|---|
| Households | 66This ZIP66 |
| Housing units | 116This ZIP116 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 53.0 / sq miThis ZIP53.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 121This ZIP121 |
| Annual payroll | $4,773,000This ZIP$4,773,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.92 sq miThis ZIP1.92 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi |
Other place names in 77661
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 77661
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
77665 | Winnie, TX | 2.4 mi |
77622 | Hamshire, TX | 7.5 mi |
77629 | Nome, TX | 14.2 mi |
77560 | Hankamer, TX | 14.4 mi |
77705 | Beaumont, TX | 14.6 mi |
77641 | Port Arthur, TX | 15.1 mi |
77623 | High Island, TX | 15.4 mi |
77538 | Devers, TX | 16.3 mi |
77514 | Anahuac, TX | 16.7 mi |
77613 | China, TX | 17.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 77661?
77661 is in Stowell, Texas, in Chambers County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 29.7800, -94.3686.
What county is 77661 in?
77661 lies in Chambers County.
What area code is 77661?
Stowell uses area code 409, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 77661 in?
77661 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 77661?
About 102 people live in ZIP code 77661, in 66 households, at 53.0 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 77661?
The closest are 77665 (2.4 mi), 77622 (7.5 mi), 77629 (14.2 mi), 77560 (14.4 mi) and 77705 (14.6 mi).
Is 77661 a PO Box ZIP code?
77661 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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