| City: | Houston, Texas |
| County: | Harris County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:19:18 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 77280 is a PO Box facility serving a section of northwest Houston, specifically focused on Emnora Lane. The ZIP handles 176 PO Boxes while supporting delivery to 142 businesses, making it a commercial-focused postal facility within the larger Houston metro area. The post office sits near the Spring Branch Central neighborhood, just outside the Spring Valley Village area.
While classified as a PO Box ZIP, this isn't an isolated rural outpost. The designation reflects USPS organizational structure rather than geographic isolation. Street delivery for the immediate area comes through ZIP 77080, which physically surrounds this facility. The single street route serving Emnora Lane includes 128 delivery points with unit designations, suggesting a concentrated business or multi-tenant complex rather than traditional residential housing. This setup is common in urban areas where PO Box facilities serve business parks, mail forwarding services, or commercial districts that need dedicated box service separate from residential carrier routes.
The single street associated with this ZIP, Emnora Lane, contains all 128 street delivery records with unit designations. This concentrated pattern suggests a business complex, mail forwarding center, or multi-tenant commercial facility rather than traditional residential streets.
ZIP Code 77280 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 48 people with an annual payroll of $3,967,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 300Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $890,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,967,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 48Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 77280 is located in Harris County, Texas, within the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 26420) and Texas's 2nd and 38th Congressional Districts. This Metro area has a population of 7,274,714 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 77280. 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: | 02,38Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 308.75, 0 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 77280 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.