| City: | Houston, Texas |
| County: | Harris County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:41:16 AM |
| 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 77271 operates as a PO Box facility serving Houston's southwest side. The post office maintains 400 PO Boxes at a single location on S Gessner Rd, supporting 198 businesses in the Greater Fondren Southwest and Westbrae Park neighborhoods.
This isn't a residential delivery zone. The ZIP serves commercial customers and residents who prefer PO Box service over street addresses. Most mail recipients in this area can receive street delivery through neighboring ZIP 77031, but businesses often choose PO Boxes for mail management and privacy. The facility handles a single carrier route covering its S Gessner Rd location.
The ZIP code operates exclusively on S Gessner Rd, where the post office maintains its PO Box facility and single carrier route.
ZIP Code 77271 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 26 people with an annual payroll of $676,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 592Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $161,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $676,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 26Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 77271 is located in Harris County, Texas, within the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 26420) and Texas's 9th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 5,946,800 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 77271. 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: | 5,946,800Source: Census |
| MSA: | Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 09Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 165.64 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 77271 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.