77987
ZIP 77987 is Sweet Home, Texas, in Lavaca County; area code 361; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Lavaca
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 253
- Coordinates
- 29.3456, -97.0802
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Where 77987 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 77987 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBGLL — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 77,987 = 7 × 13 × 857. Its digits add up to 38, a total 58 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011000010100011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 77986 (Sublime, TX, 19 mi away) and 77988 (Telferner, TX, 37 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 77987 becomes 78977, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (77879, 77978, 78779, 79778, 97877). The farthest-flung twin is 97877 in Sumpter, OR, 1,579 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 74%.
- 🎯729 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 77987 and you would come out at 29.35°S, 82.92°E — 1,486 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 16m.
- 📏 At 3.7 square miles of land, 77987 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 253This ZIP253 |
|---|---|
| Households | 86This ZIP86 |
| Housing units | 106This ZIP106 |
| Median age | 40.8This ZIP40.8Texas35.6US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $83,750This ZIP$83,750Texas$78,476US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $314,100This ZIP$314,100Texas$283,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 17.5%This ZIP17.5% |
| Mean commute | 24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min |
| Population density | 69.0 / sq miThis ZIP69.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 3.67 sq miThis ZIP3.67 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 77987
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
77995 | Yoakum, TX | 10.1 mi |
77984 | Shiner, TX | 10.8 mi |
77967 | Hochheim, TX | 12.9 mi |
77964 | Hallettsville, TX | 15.0 mi |
77975 | Moulton, TX | 15.9 mi |
77986 | Sublime, TX | 19.3 mi |
77954 | Cuero, TX | 21.6 mi |
78629 | Gonzales, TX | 24.0 mi |
78951 | Oakland, TX | 24.0 mi |
77989 | Thomaston, TX | 24.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 77987?
77987 is in Sweet Home, Texas, in Lavaca County. Its published point location is 29.3456, -97.0802.
What county is 77987 in?
77987 lies in Lavaca County.
What area code is 77987?
Sweet Home uses area code 361, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 77987 in?
77987 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 77987?
About 253 people live in ZIP code 77987, in 86 households, at 69.0 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 77987?
$83,750 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.
What ZIP codes are near 77987?
The closest are 77995 (10.1 mi), 77984 (10.8 mi), 77967 (12.9 mi), 77964 (15 mi) and 77975 (15.9 mi).
Is 77987 a PO Box ZIP code?
77987 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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