ZIP Code 77042

77042 is one of Texas's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Houston, Harris County.

City: Houston
County: Harris County
State: Texas
Prefix: 770xx

Where this code sits

77042 is part of the 770xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Houston is served by 178 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Houston page.

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Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 77042 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 77042

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 77042.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 77063	2.2 mi	Houston, TX
ZIP code 77077	2.7 mi	Houston, TX
ZIP code 77411	3.0 mi	Alief, TX
ZIP code 77024	3.1 mi	Houston, TX
ZIP code 77036	3.1 mi	Houston, TX
ZIP code 77079	3.3 mi	Houston, TX
ZIP code 77072	3.3 mi	Houston, TX
ZIP code 77057	4.1 mi	Houston, TX

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 77042, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 77042. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.