| City: | Houston, Texas |
| County: | Harris County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:19:01 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 77272 is a PO Box-only ZIP in Houston, Texas, serving 587 PO Boxes from a single facility. The post office is located on Beechnut Street in Houston's Westside and Alief neighborhoods. While this ZIP doesn't have its own street delivery, residents in the surrounding area receive street mail through neighboring ZIP code 77072.
The facility serves 217 business accounts alongside residential customers. All carrier delivery for this area goes through ZIP 77072, which provides comprehensive street service to the same geographic location. This arrangement is typical for urban areas where PO Box demand justifies a dedicated ZIP code even when street delivery already exists through another ZIP.
All 128 street-related ZIP+4 records point to the Beechnut Street post office location, which serves as the central facility for this PO Box ZIP.
ZIP Code 77272 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 10 business establishments, employing about 19 people with an annual payroll of $651,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 770Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 10Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $167,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $651,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 19Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 77272 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 7,274,714 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 77272. 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: | 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 77272 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.