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77859

ZIP 77859 is Hearne, Texas, mostly in Robertson County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Robertson +1 more
Population
7,532
Coordinates
30.8795, -96.5163
☼ Live from 77859 — Hearne, TX

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Where 77859 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77859
  • 🔢 Type 77859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,859 = 3 × 3 × 41 × 211. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77857 (Gause, TX, 15 mi away) and 77861 (Iola, TX, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77859 becomes 95877, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (58779, 75789, 75798, 75978, 77598, 78579, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98577 in Raymond, WA, 1,806 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯629 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77859 and you would come out at 30.88°S, 83.48°E — 1,451 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 156.8 square miles of land, 77859 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 119 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,532This ZIP7,532
Households3,073This ZIP3,073
Housing units3,484This ZIP3,484
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$52,639This ZIP$52,639Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$160,000This ZIP$160,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$665This ZIP$665Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density48.0 / sq miThis ZIP48.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments120This ZIP120
Employees1,644This ZIP1,644
Annual payroll$90,119,000This ZIP$90,119,000
Tax returns filed3,140This ZIP3,140
Total adjusted gross income$207,481,000This ZIP$207,481,000

Land area

Land area156.77 sq miThis ZIP156.77 sq mi
Water area1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi

Counties 77859 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Robertson County 83.4%
Brazos County 16.6%

Other place names in 77859

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

ZIP codes near 77859

ZIPCityDistance
77882 Wheelock, TX 8.4 mi
77867 Mumford, TX 10.0 mi
77870 New Baden, TX 12.9 mi
77837 Calvert, TX 13.3 mi
77808 Bryan, TX 13.4 mi
77807 Bryan, TX 14.1 mi
77857 Gause, TX 15.4 mi
77803 Bryan, TX 15.9 mi
77856 Franklin, TX 15.9 mi
77862 Kurten, TX 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77859?

77859 is in Hearne, Texas, in Robertson County, part of the College Station-Bryan, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.8795, -96.5163.

What county is 77859 in?

77859 spans 2 counties: Robertson County and Brazos County. Most of it falls in Robertson 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 77859?

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

What time zone is 77859 in?

77859 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77859?

About 7,532 people live in ZIP code 77859, in 3,073 households, at 48.0 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 77859?

$52,639 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77859?

The closest are 77882 (8.4 mi), 77867 (10 mi), 77870 (12.9 mi), 77837 (13.3 mi) and 77808 (13.4 mi).

Is 77859 a PO Box ZIP code?

77859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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