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77879

ZIP 77879 is Somerville, Texas, in Burleson County; area code 979; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Burleson
Population
4,611
Coordinates
30.4165, -96.4657
☼ Live from 77879 — Somerville, TX

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Where 77879 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77879
  • 🔢 Type 77879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,879 = 47 × 1657. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77878 (Snook, TX, 5 mi away) and 77880 (Washington, TX, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77879 becomes 97877 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sumpter, OR, 1,550 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (77978, 77987, 78779, 79778, 97877). The farthest-flung twin is 97877 in Sumpter, OR, 1,550 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
  • 🎯661 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77879 and you would come out at 30.42°S, 83.53°E — 1,481 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 11m.
  • 📏 At 192.4 square miles of land, 77879 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 146 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,611This ZIP4,611
Households2,150This ZIP2,150
Housing units2,860This ZIP2,860
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$65,490This ZIP$65,490Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$153,900This ZIP$153,900Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,577This ZIP$1,577Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density24.0 / sq miThis ZIP24.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees560This ZIP560
Annual payroll$36,225,000This ZIP$36,225,000
Tax returns filed2,460This ZIP2,460
Total adjusted gross income$151,748,000This ZIP$151,748,000

Land area

Land area192.37 sq miThis ZIP192.37 sq mi
Water area11.71 sq miThis ZIP11.71 sq mi

Other place names in 77879

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ZIP codes near 77879

ZIPCityDistance
77878 Snook, TX 5.5 mi
77863 Lyons, TX 5.8 mi
77881 Wellborn, TX 12.6 mi
77841 College Station, TX 13.6 mi
77833 Brenham, TX 14.9 mi
77845 College Station, TX 15.1 mi
77836 Caldwell, TX 15.3 mi
77843 College Station, TX 15.6 mi
77866 Millican, TX 15.9 mi
77840 College Station, TX 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77879?

77879 is in Somerville, Texas, in Burleson County, part of the College Station-Bryan, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4165, -96.4657.

What county is 77879 in?

77879 lies in Burleson County.

What area code is 77879?

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

What time zone is 77879 in?

77879 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77879?

About 4,611 people live in ZIP code 77879, in 2,150 households, at 24.0 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 77879?

$65,490 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77879?

The closest are 77878 (5.5 mi), 77863 (5.8 mi), 77881 (12.6 mi), 77841 (13.6 mi) and 77833 (14.9 mi).

Is 77879 a PO Box ZIP code?

77879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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