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77974

ZIP 77974 is Meyersville, Texas, mostly in DeWitt County; area code 361; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeWitt +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
695
Coordinates
28.8979, -97.2889
☼ Live from 77974 — Meyersville, TX

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Where 77974 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 77974
  • 🔢 Type 77974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGLL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 77,974 = 2 × 13 × 2999. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011000010010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77973 (Mcfaddin, TX, 32 mi away) and 77975 (Moulton, TX, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 77974 becomes 47977 — and that is a real ZIP code: Remington, IN, 1,000 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47977, 49777, 77479, 77497, 97477). The farthest-flung twin is 97477 in Springfield, OR, 1,759 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 75%.
  • 🎯759 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77974 and you would come out at 28.90°S, 82.71°E — 1,471 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 28.5 square miles of land, 77974 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population695This ZIP695
Households287This ZIP287
Housing units287This ZIP287
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$54,250This ZIP$54,250Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$164,300This ZIP$164,300Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,079This ZIP$1,079Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density24.4 / sq miThis ZIP24.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$826,000This ZIP$826,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$20,049,000This ZIP$20,049,000

Land area

Land area28.47 sq miThis ZIP28.47 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 77974 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
DeWitt County 63.6%
Victoria County 36.4%

ZIP codes near 77974

ZIPCityDistance
77993 Weesatche, TX 8.4 mi
77976 Nursery, TX 9.8 mi
77989 Thomaston, TX 10.7 mi
77902 Victoria, TX 11.5 mi
77954 Cuero, TX 13.7 mi
78164 Yorktown, TX 15.1 mi
77904 Victoria, TX 16.8 mi
77960 Fannin, TX 17.0 mi
77905 Victoria, TX 17.7 mi
77963 Goliad, TX 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 77974?

77974 is in Meyersville, Texas, in DeWitt County. Its published point location is 28.8979, -97.2889.

What county is 77974 in?

77974 spans 2 counties: DeWitt County and Victoria County. Most of it falls in DeWitt 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 77974?

Meyersville uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 77974 in?

77974 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 77974?

About 695 people live in ZIP code 77974, in 287 households, at 24.4 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 77974?

$54,250 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 77974?

The closest are 77993 (8.4 mi), 77976 (9.8 mi), 77989 (10.7 mi), 77902 (11.5 mi) and 77954 (13.7 mi).

Is 77974 a PO Box ZIP code?

77974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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