77055 ZIP Code: Spring Branch, Houston TX (Map & Demographics)

About ZIP code 77055

ZIP code 77055 covers the heart of Spring Branch in west Houston, just north of the Katy Freeway (I-10). It also includes two small independent cities, Hilshire Village and Spring Valley Village, so some addresses here are technically outside Houston city limits, even though they all share the same ZIP code.

Spring Branch has a history older than Houston itself. German settlers began arriving in the 1840s, drawn by fertile farmland and a spring-fed creek that gave the area its name. You can still see that heritage in local street names like Gessner, Hillendahl, and Witte, and in St. Peter Church on Long Point Road, one of the last buildings left from those pioneer days. Houston annexed the area in stages during the 1940s and 1950s, and it grew into a classic postwar suburb.

Today Spring Branch is one of Houston’s most diverse areas. Long Point Road is especially well known for Korean barbecue and is often called Houston’s “Koreatown,” with Latin American restaurants and shops just as common along the same stretch.

Who lives in 77055

About 45,000 people live in 77055, and it’s a relatively young area, with a median age of around 35. The median household income is about $74,000, a bit below the national median of roughly $81,000, while home values are well above average, reflecting how much demand there is for property this close to central Houston. The median home value is about $578,000.

Most of 77055 is served by Spring Branch ISD, with some areas zoned to Houston ISD or Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, so it’s worth checking the exact school zone for any address.

Getting around 77055

77055 is one of the easier parts of Houston to get in and out of. The Katy Freeway (I-10) runs along its southern edge, and Downtown Houston is only about 8 miles east as the crow flies. Both airports are roughly 16 to 17 miles away: George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) to the north and Hobby (HOU) to the southeast. METRO buses run along major roads such as Long Point Road and Gessner Road.

Sending mail to 77055

Write the city as Houston, TX, even for addresses in Hilshire Village or Spring Valley Village. A typical address looks like this:

Jane Smith
1234 Long Point Rd
Houston, TX 77055

For business mail, adding the ZIP+4 code (the four extra digits after the dash) helps USPS sort mail faster. Look up the ZIP+4 for any address with the free USPS ZIP Code Lookup at usps.com.

Nearby ZIP codes

77055 borders six ZIP codes: 77080 and 77043 (more of Spring Branch) to the west, 77092 (Oak Forest and Brookhollow) to the north, 77008 (the Heights) and 77007 (Rice Military and Washington Avenue) to the east, and 77024 (Memorial and the Memorial Villages) to the south across I-10.

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