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77872

ZIP 77872 is North Zulch, Texas, mostly in Madison County; area code 936; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,026
Coordinates
30.8850, -96.0895
☼ Live from 77872 — North Zulch, TX

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Where 77872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77872
  • 🔢 Type 77872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 157. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77871 (Normangee, TX, 12 mi away) and 77873 (Richards, TX, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77872 becomes 27877 — and that is a real ZIP code: Severn, NC, 1,151 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27877, 28777, 77287, 78727, 78772). The farthest-flung twin is 27877 in Severn, NC, 1,151 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯634 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77872 and you would come out at 30.88°S, 83.91°E — 1,461 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 08m.
  • 📏 At 94.1 square miles of land, 77872 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,026This ZIP2,026
Households718This ZIP718
Housing units857This ZIP857
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$87,188This ZIP$87,188Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$190,300This ZIP$190,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$766This ZIP$766Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%This ZIP15.1%
Mean commute36.5 minThis ZIP36.5 min
Population density21.5 / sq miThis ZIP21.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees122This ZIP122
Annual payroll$5,347,000This ZIP$5,347,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$66,297,000This ZIP$66,297,000

Land area

Land area94.07 sq miThis ZIP94.07 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi

Counties 77872 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 95.9%
Grimes County 4.1%

ZIP codes near 77872

ZIPCityDistance
77861 Iola, TX 11.3 mi
77871 Normangee, TX 12.0 mi
77862 Kurten, TX 12.4 mi
77864 Madisonville, TX 12.7 mi
77808 Bryan, TX 14.5 mi
77831 Bedias, TX 15.1 mi
77882 Wheelock, TX 17.3 mi
77855 Flynn, TX 18.7 mi
75850 Leona, TX 19.6 mi
77802 Bryan, TX 20.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77872?

77872 is in North Zulch, Texas, in Madison County. Its published point location is 30.8850, -96.0895.

What county is 77872 in?

77872 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Grimes County. Most of it falls in Madison 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 77872?

North Zulch uses area code 936, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77872 in?

77872 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77872?

About 2,026 people live in ZIP code 77872, in 718 households, at 21.5 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 77872?

$87,188 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77872?

The closest are 77861 (11.3 mi), 77871 (12 mi), 77862 (12.4 mi), 77864 (12.7 mi) and 77808 (14.5 mi).

Is 77872 a PO Box ZIP code?

77872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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