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ZIP Code 77833: Brenham, TX

ZIP code 77833 uses the postal name Brenham, Texas and lies mostly in Washington County (92% of its land) with the rest in Austin County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 29,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $73,388 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 4% of its land lies in Brenham; 96% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma
778sectional center: North Houston, TX (SCF 773)
33delivery area within it
Town
Brenham · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Brenham
Micro area
Brenham, TX
House district
TX-10 119th Congress
State
Texas
Time zone
Central
Land area
313.2 sq mi · 94 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
77834 also use the name Brenham

Where is ZIP code 77833?

77833 centers on 30.206°, -96.410° and covers 313.2 square miles of land plus 6.4 of water. It borders 10 ZIP codes: 77835, 77426, 78931, 77880, 78944, 77879, 77418, 78950, 78940, 77868.

77418 · Bellville77426 · Chappell Hill77835 · Burton77868 · Navasota77879 · Somerville77880 · Washington78931 · Bleiblerville78940 · Fayetteville78944 · Industry78950 · New Ulm77833 · Brenham (this ZIP)778337786877879774187894078950778357788077426789447893177418 · Bellville77426 · Chappell Hill77835 · Burton77868 · Navasota77879 · Somerville77880 · Washington78931 · Bleiblerville78940 · Fayetteville78944 · Industry78950 · New Ulm77833 · Brenham (this ZIP)7783377868778797741878940789507783577880774267894477418 · Bellville77426 · Chappell Hill77835 · Burton77868 · Navasota77879 · Somerville77880 · Washington78931 · Bleiblerville78940 · Fayetteville78944 · Industry78950 · New Ulm77833 · Brenham (this ZIP)778337786877879774187894078950778357788077426
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 77833 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 77833, 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 77833 compare with the rest of Washington County?

Rank of 77833 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure77833In Washington CountyIn TX
People (ACS 2020-2024)29,4981st of 6399th of 1,990
Median household income$73k3rd of 4570th of 1,172
Median home value$281k2nd of 3425th of 1,172

Its median household income is higher than in 52% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 53% of all 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 77833?

The 2020 Census counted 29,431 people in 77833; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 29,498. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 7.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
29,498
2020 Census count
29,431+7.1% since 2010 (27,492)
Households
12,446
Median age
39.8

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 77833?

Of the 29,498 people the ACS estimates in 77833, 21.4% are under 18 and 22.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (60.3%), then Hispanic or Latino (20.6%).

  • Under 1821.4%
  • 18 to 6455.7%
  • 65 and older22.9%
Age of the people of 77833 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic60.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino20.6%
  • Black, not Hispanic13.5%
  • Other or two or more3.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.7%
Race and Hispanic origin in 77833 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 77833 earn?

Median household income is $73,388 (ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd highest of the 4 ranked ZIP codes in Washington County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($67,175 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$73,388
Income per person
$40,952
Below the poverty line
14.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.2%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
31.9%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$83,95812,990 returns; wages 57% of AGI (IRS)

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 77833?

FHFA's house price index for 77833, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 83% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 48% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +2.5% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$280,500
Median gross rent
$1,142
Homes owned by their occupants
66.0%
Housing units
13,889
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 77833; 2025: 408.1. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 77833?

832 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 55 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade140
  • Construction99
  • Accommodation and food services87
  • Other services (except public administration)85
  • Health care and social assistance72
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services66

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 77833?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 77833, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
77835Burton2,569$110k10.7 mi
77426Chappell Hill2,007$80k10.7 mi
78931Bleiblerville185–11.7 mi
77880Washington2,517$91k14.3 mi
78944Industry720$127k14.9 mi
77879Somerville4,611$66k14.9 mi
77418Bellville10,171$91k17.8 mi
78950New Ulm2,300$91k21.2 mi
78940Fayetteville2,188$89k23.6 mi
77868Navasota18,416$68k24.3 mi
77863Lyons482–15.6 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.

Which other ZIP codes use the name Brenham?

1 more ZIP code carries the postal name Brenham, TX without a residential delivery area: PO boxes at the post office, or a single organization with its own ZIP code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for it.

ZIP codes named Brenham without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
77834Washington County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-09; a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.