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ZIP code 77040 — Houston
ZIP code 77040 serves Houston, Texas.
- Postal code
- 77040Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Houston
- County
- Harris FIPS 48201
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 29.8744, -95.5278 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 50,446 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 3,643 / sq mi
- Land area
- 13.8 sq mi (35.9 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $67,254
- Per-capita income
- $34,057
- Median age
- 34.3
- Households
- 18,315
- Housing units
- 19,197
- Median home value
- $224,200
- Median gross rent
- $1,343 / month
- Congressional districts
- TX-18 (also TX-38) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 9b (25 to 30 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 77040
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 95°F), coldest Jan (avg low 44°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 64 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 65 |
| Avg low °F | 44 | 48 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: HOUSTON INTERCONT AP (12.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 77040
- 8 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 5 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 1 supermarkets
- 69 restaurants & cafés
- 4 bars & pubs
- 30 parks
- 44 playgrounds
- 10 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 23 places of worship
- 10 banks
- 29 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 5 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page