| City: | Houston, Texas |
| County: | Harris County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:18:27 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 77256 serves a specific business location in Houston's Greenway-Upper Kirby area. This isn't a residential neighborhood. It's classified as a PO Box ZIP, but mail delivery works differently here than in traditional PO Box zones. The post office maintains 59 PO Boxes alongside 94 business delivery points at Timmons Lane, where units receive direct delivery.
Six business establishments employ about 100 people at this location. The ZIP falls within the broader 77027 area and serves the Central Houston and Greenway-Upper Kirby neighborhoods. Because there's no residential population within the ZIP's boundaries, all Census demographic data is unavailable. Street delivery uses a single city carrier route serving Timmons Lane units.
Single street location with unit-based delivery for business addresses.
ZIP Code 77256 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 76 people with an annual payroll of $12,602,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 148Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,813,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $12,602,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 76Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 77256 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 77256. 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 77256 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 February 1, 2026.