| City: | Houston, Texas |
| County: | Harris County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:17:29 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 281 / 346 / 621 / 713 / 832 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 29.7632, -95.3633 |
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ZIP code 77227 serves a commercial post office location in Houston's Greenway-Upper Kirby district. It isn't a residential area. The ZIP has zero population and no households because it exists solely to serve business mail operations. With 388 PO Boxes and 355 business delivery points, this ZIP functions as a business mail hub within the larger Houston postal network.
All 113 street-type records point to a single address: Timmons Lane. The building uses UNIT designations for mail sorting, indicating a multi-tenant commercial property. This single-building setup explains why the ZIP was classified as a PO Box type. Rather than covering geographic territory, 77227 is a point location enclosed within standard ZIP 77027.
The post office here operates with one city carrier route alongside the PO Box operation. Businesses choose this location for a dedicated Houston mailing address separate from their physical office location. Many companies use PO Box addresses for consistency when they move offices or want to maintain a prestigious Houston address without publishing a street location.
This isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Street delivery exists through the surrounding ZIP codes. The 77227 designation simply provides a specialized postal option for businesses that prefer PO Box service in this central Houston location.
Single commercial address with UNIT designations for multi-tenant mail delivery.
ZIP Code 77227 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 14 business establishments, employing about 502 people with an annual payroll of $20,789,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 725Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 14Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $5,133,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $20,789,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 502Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 77227 is located in Harris County, Texas, within the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 26420) and Texas's 7th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 7,274,714 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 77227. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 26420Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 7,274,714Source: Census |
| MSA: | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 07Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 161.94 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Houston, TX PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4835000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Houston city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 77227 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.