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77856

ZIP 77856 is Franklin, Texas, in Robertson County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Robertson
Population
5,515
Coordinates
31.0921, -96.4122
☼ Live from 77856 — Franklin, TX

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Where 77856 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77856
  • 🔢 Type 77856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 811. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77855 (Flynn, TX, 19 mi away) and 77857 (Gause, TX, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77856 becomes 65877, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58776, 65778, 65787, 67578, 67758, 67857, …). The farthest-flung twin is 58776 in Ross, ND, 1,229 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯616 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77856 and you would come out at 31.09°S, 83.59°E — 1,440 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 372.7 square miles of land, 77856 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 283 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,515This ZIP5,515
Households1,915This ZIP1,915
Housing units2,744This ZIP2,744
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$94,785This ZIP$94,785Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$318,400This ZIP$318,400Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$945This ZIP$945Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density14.8 / sq miThis ZIP14.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees884This ZIP884
Annual payroll$51,517,000This ZIP$51,517,000
Tax returns filed2,350This ZIP2,350
Total adjusted gross income$182,647,000This ZIP$182,647,000

Land area

Land area372.72 sq miThis ZIP372.72 sq mi
Water area2.78 sq miThis ZIP2.78 sq mi

Other place names in 77856

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

ZIP codes near 77856

ZIPCityDistance
77870 New Baden, TX 3.0 mi
77882 Wheelock, TX 12.6 mi
76629 Bremond, TX 14.7 mi
77865 Marquez, TX 14.9 mi
77859 Hearne, TX 15.9 mi
77837 Calvert, TX 16.6 mi
77871 Normangee, TX 18.0 mi
76653 Kosse, TX 18.2 mi
77855 Flynn, TX 18.8 mi
76687 Thornton, TX 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77856?

77856 is in Franklin, Texas, in Robertson County, part of the College Station-Bryan, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.0921, -96.4122.

What county is 77856 in?

77856 lies in Robertson County.

What area code is 77856?

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

What time zone is 77856 in?

77856 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77856?

About 5,515 people live in ZIP code 77856, in 1,915 households, at 14.8 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 77856?

$94,785 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77856?

The closest are 77870 (3 mi), 77882 (12.6 mi), 76629 (14.7 mi), 77865 (14.9 mi) and 77859 (15.9 mi).

Is 77856 a PO Box ZIP code?

77856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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