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77836

ZIP 77836 is Caldwell, Texas, mostly in Burleson County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Burleson +1 more
Population
12,670
Coordinates
30.5375, -96.6805
☼ Live from 77836 — Caldwell, TX

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Where 77836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77836
  • 🔢 Type 77836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,836 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 29 × 61. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77835 (Burton, TX, 24 mi away) and 77837 (Calvert, TX, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77836 becomes 63877 — and that is a real ZIP code: Steele, MO, 549 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36877, 37687, 37867, 37876, 38677, 38767, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83677 in Yellow Pine, ID, 1,419 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 73%.
  • 🎯651 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77836 and you would come out at 30.54°S, 83.32°E — 1,469 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 431.1 square miles of land, 77836 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 327 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,670This ZIP12,670
Households5,139This ZIP5,139
Housing units6,075This ZIP6,075
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$75,625This ZIP$75,625Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$215,100This ZIP$215,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,017This ZIP$1,017Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density29.4 / sq miThis ZIP29.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments263This ZIP263
Employees2,708This ZIP2,708
Annual payroll$153,817,000This ZIP$153,817,000
Tax returns filed5,620This ZIP5,620
Total adjusted gross income$451,557,000This ZIP$451,557,000

Land area

Land area431.12 sq miThis ZIP431.12 sq mi
Water area5.92 sq miThis ZIP5.92 sq mi

Counties 77836 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Burleson County 97.9%
Milam County 2.1%

Other place names in 77836

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ZIP codes near 77836

ZIPCityDistance
77838 Chriesman, TX 6.9 mi
77852 Deanville, TX 8.8 mi
77863 Lyons, TX 12.5 mi
76556 Milano, TX 14.7 mi
77878 Snook, TX 15.0 mi
77807 Bryan, TX 15.2 mi
77879 Somerville, TX 15.3 mi
77867 Mumford, TX 15.6 mi
77853 Dime Box, TX 15.8 mi
77857 Gause, TX 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77836?

77836 is in Caldwell, Texas, in Burleson County, part of the College Station-Bryan, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5375, -96.6805.

What county is 77836 in?

77836 spans 2 counties: Burleson County and Milam County. Most of it falls in Burleson 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 77836?

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

What time zone is 77836 in?

77836 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77836?

About 12,670 people live in ZIP code 77836, in 5,139 households, at 29.4 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 77836?

$75,625 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77836?

The closest are 77838 (6.9 mi), 77852 (8.8 mi), 77863 (12.5 mi), 76556 (14.7 mi) and 77878 (15 mi).

Is 77836 a PO Box ZIP code?

77836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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