ZIP code · Wharton · Texas · United States
ZIP code 77488 — Wharton
ZIP code 77488 serves Wharton, Texas.
- Postal code
- 77488Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Wharton
- County
- Wharton FIPS 48481
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 29.3205, -96.0858 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 14,129 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 63 / sq mi
- Land area
- 225 sq mi (582.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $58,770
- Per-capita income
- $27,277
- Median age
- 38.5
- Households
- 5,246
- Housing units
- 6,106
- Median home value
- $173,100
- Median gross rent
- $989 / month
- Congressional district
- TX-22 (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)
- Area code
- 979Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 77488
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Aug (avg high 96°F), coldest Jan (avg low 42°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 65 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 93 | 85 | 75 | 67 |
| Avg low °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 60 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 3.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: EL CAMPO (13.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 77488
- 10 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 2 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 19 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 5 parks
- 1 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 13 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 9 gas stations
- 2 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