| City: | Freeport, Texas |
| County: | Brazoria County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:02:52 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 979 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 28.9894, -95.4083 |
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ZIP code 77542 in Freeport, Texas, operates as a PO Box facility serving the downtown core of this Brazoria County coastal city. The post office maintains 257 PO Boxes that serve 141 local businesses along with area residents. While this is classified as a PO Box ZIP, it doesn't mean Freeport lacks street delivery. The neighboring ZIP 77541 provides carrier routes for residential areas, and 77542 specifically handles the PO Box service concentrated in one location.
N Avenue F contains the only street-based delivery points within this ZIP boundary (71 ZIP+4 records with unit designations). This single-street presence reflects the facility's role as a downtown postal hub rather than a residential service area. The arrangement is typical for Texas coastal towns where PO Box facilities serve commercial districts while nearby ZIPs handle residential delivery. With 9 business establishments employing 242 workers recorded in the service area, the post office supports Freeport's local economy through reliable mail service for businesses that prefer centralized pickup.
Only one street exists in this ZIP boundary: N Avenue F with unit-based delivery. The alphabetic avenue naming follows the traditional grid system common in Texas coastal towns, though this ZIP captures just one segment of that grid. The presence of units suggests the street address may correspond to the post office facility itself or an adjacent multi-tenant building.
ZIP Code 77542 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 9 business establishments, employing about 242 people with an annual payroll of $16,066,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 825Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 9Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,908,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $16,066,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 242Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 77542 is located in Brazoria County, Texas, within the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 26420) and Texas's 14th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 7,274,714 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 77542. 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: | 14Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 2441.39 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Brazoria, TX PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4827420Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Freeport city; TexasSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 77542 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.