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Where 77970 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 77970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGLL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 77,970 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 23 × 113. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011000010010010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77969 (La Salle, TX, 14 mi away) and 77971 (Lolita, TX, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 77970 becomes 07977 — and that is a real ZIP code: Peapack, NJ, 1,477 miles away.
- 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07977, 09777, 77079, 79077, 79707, 79770, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09777 in FPO AE, a military post office, 5,114 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 72%.
- 🎯769 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77970 and you would come out at 28.85°S, 83.57°E — 1,435 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 13h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 18m.
- 📏 At 46.0 square miles of land, 77970 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 217This ZIP217 |
|---|---|
| Households | 90This ZIP90 |
| Housing units | 138This ZIP138 |
| Median age | 34.9This ZIP34.9Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $137,500This ZIP$137,500Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $972This ZIP$972Texas$1,403US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.0%This ZIP30.0% |
| Mean commute | 75.8 minThis ZIP75.8 min |
| Population density | 4.7 / sq miThis ZIP4.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 24This ZIP24 |
| Annual payroll | $1,063,000This ZIP$1,063,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 45.99 sq miThis ZIP45.99 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi |
Other place names in 77970
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 77970
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
77961 | Francitas, TX | 3.5 mi |
77971 | Lolita, TX | 5.4 mi |
77991 | Vanderbilt, TX | 10.7 mi |
77419 | Blessing, TX | 11.2 mi |
77962 | Ganado, TX | 13.4 mi |
77458 | Midfield, TX | 13.8 mi |
77978 | Point Comfort, TX | 13.9 mi |
77969 | La Salle, TX | 14.0 mi |
77465 | Palacios, TX | 15.7 mi |
77440 | Elmaton, TX | 17.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 77970?
77970 is in La Ward, Texas, in Jackson County. Its published point location is 28.8463, -96.4341.
What county is 77970 in?
77970 lies in Jackson County.
What area code is 77970?
La Ward uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 77970 in?
77970 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 77970?
About 217 people live in ZIP code 77970, in 90 households, at 4.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 77970?
The closest are 77961 (3.5 mi), 77971 (5.4 mi), 77991 (10.7 mi), 77419 (11.2 mi) and 77962 (13.4 mi).
Is 77970 a PO Box ZIP code?
77970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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