Galveston

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Texas

Galveston is a major-metro county in Texas with 17 ZIP codes, 310,523 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Galveston, TX sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 21%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
310,523
combined ZIP population
17
USPS ZIP codes covered
$80,831
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Galveston lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 48167, 17 ZIPs, combined population 310,523). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 77573 (League City) with 71,580 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 48167, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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17

Total ZIPs

310,523

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Galveston

Side-by-side: Compare 77573 vs 77546 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
77573 League City 71,580 917
77546 Friendswood 47,636 698
77539 Dickinson 38,806 297
77590 Texas City 30,374 665
77550 Galveston 23,043 1,185
77551 Galveston 17,753 1,798
77568 La Marque 14,308 439
77510 Santa Fe 13,731 181
77591 Texas City 13,131 470
77563 Hitchcock 9,103 67
77554 Galveston 8,863 97
77518 Bacliff 8,673 1,155
77565 Kemah 5,790 587
77517 Santa Fe 5,315 102
77650 Port Bolivar 1,896 35
77623 High Island 448 11
77617 Gilchrist 73 5

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Galveston?

Galveston has a total population of 310,523 across 17 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Galveston?

Galveston includes 17 ZIP codes: 77573, 77546, 77539, 77590, 77550, 77551, 77568, 77510, 77591, 77563, and more.

Galveston's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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