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ZIP Code 77623: Bolivar Peninsula (High Island), TX
ZIP code 77623 is in Bolivar Peninsula (postal name High Island), Texas, entirely in Galveston County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 590 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $88,375 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Bolivar Peninsula (a census-designated place).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- High Island · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Galveston County
- Census places
- Bolivar Peninsula census-designated place
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- House district
- TX-14 119th Congress
- State
- Texas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 14.7 sq mi · 40 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 77623?
77623 centers on 29.561°, -94.414° and covers 14.7 square miles of land plus 0.5 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 77617, 77665.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 77623, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 77623 compare with the rest of Galveston County?
| Measure | 77623 | In Galveston County | In TX |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 585 | 17th of 19 | 1,572nd of 1,990 |
| Median household income | $88k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
77623's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (585). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 38% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 77623?
The 2020 Census counted 340 people in 77623; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 585. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 24.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 585±238 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 340−24.1% since 2010 (448)
- Households
- 253
- Median age
- 58.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 77623?
Of the 585 people the ACS estimates in 77623, 12.8% are under 18 and 29.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (97.1%).
- Under 1812.8%
- 18 to 6457.4%
- 65 and older29.7%
- White, not Hispanic97.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.7%
- Black, not Hispanic0.2%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 77623 earn?
Median household income is $88,375 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($70,961 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $88,375±$27,292
- Income per person
- $37,154
- Below the poverty line
- 7.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 19.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 77623?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- $566
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 91.3%
- Housing units
- 307
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 77623?
5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 77623?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77617 | Gilchrist | 44 | $76k | 4.0 mi |
| 77665 | Winnie | 7,511 | $79k | 15.8 mi |
| 77661 | Stowell | 102 | – | 15.4 mi (near) |
| 77514 | Anahuac | 5,480 | $85k | 15.4 mi (near) |
| 77650 | Port Bolivar | 2,322 | $62k | 17.2 mi (near) |
| 77622 | Hamshire | 1,818 | $101k | 22.2 mi (near) |
| 77560 | Hankamer | 1,238 | $76k | 23.5 mi (near) |
| 77597 | Wallisville | 623 | – | 25.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.