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77873

ZIP 77873 is Richards, Texas, mostly in Montgomery County; area code 936; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montgomery +2 more
Population
1,383
Coordinates
30.5826, -95.8005
☼ Live from 77873 — Richards, TX

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Where 77873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77873
  • 🔢 Type 77873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,873 = 43 × 1811. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000000110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77872 (North Zulch, TX, 27 mi away) and 77875 (Roans Prairie, TX, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77873 becomes 37877 — and that is a real ZIP code: Talbott, TN, 811 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37778, 37877, 77378, 77387, 77837, 78377, …). The farthest-flung twin is 37778 in Lowland, TN, 820 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 71%.
  • 🎯658 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77873 and you would come out at 30.58°S, 84.20°E — 1,488 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 90.2 square miles of land, 77873 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,383This ZIP1,383
Households531This ZIP531
Housing units674This ZIP674
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$80,938This ZIP$80,938Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$285,000This ZIP$285,000Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,101This ZIP$1,101Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%This ZIP32.4%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density15.3 / sq miThis ZIP15.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees92This ZIP92
Annual payroll$5,046,000This ZIP$5,046,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$85,196,000This ZIP$85,196,000

Land area

Land area90.21 sq miThis ZIP90.21 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Counties 77873 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 43.6%
Grimes County 35.3%
Walker County 21.1%

Other place names in 77873

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ZIP codes near 77873

ZIPCityDistance
77876 Shiro, TX 3.5 mi
77875 Roans Prairie, TX 8.4 mi
77356 Montgomery, TX 9.1 mi
77831 Bedias, TX 12.1 mi
77830 Anderson, TX 12.3 mi
77341 Huntsville, TX 16.4 mi
77340 Huntsville, TX 16.8 mi
77333 Dobbin, TX 17.1 mi
77318 Willis, TX 17.6 mi
77343 Huntsville, TX 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77873?

77873 is in Richards, Texas, in Montgomery County, part of the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5826, -95.8005.

What county is 77873 in?

77873 spans 3 counties: Montgomery County, Grimes County and Walker County. Most of it falls in Montgomery 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 77873?

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

What time zone is 77873 in?

77873 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77873?

About 1,383 people live in ZIP code 77873, in 531 households, at 15.3 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 77873?

$80,938 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77873?

The closest are 77876 (3.5 mi), 77875 (8.4 mi), 77356 (9.1 mi), 77831 (12.1 mi) and 77830 (12.3 mi).

Is 77873 a PO Box ZIP code?

77873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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