Postal Codes

77657 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 77657 covers Lumberton, Texas, with a population of about 21,691 and a median household income of $93,225.

Population
21,691376 per square mile
Median age
40.41.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$93,2251.2× the Texas median
Poverty rate
8.4%4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$281,015up 11.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,03922% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
26.4%8.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
84%19 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
329

Where 77657 is

Lumberton, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population21,691
Median age40.4
Family households73.4%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.8%
White (non-Hispanic)89.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%
Veterans6.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$93,225
Income per person$44,288
Poverty rate8.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k10.6%
$100–125k12.3%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k13.4%
$200k or more12.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed9,960
Mean adjusted gross income$95,877
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.7%
Returns, under $25k24.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.4%
Returns, $200k or more8.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$243,900
Median gross rent$1,039
Rent as a share of household income27.7%
Owner-occupied84%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1999

What the homes are

Detached house75.7%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units3.5%
20 or more units4.7%
Mobile home15.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$281,015as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 44.1%
Typical asking rent$1,722as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$281,015$177,125

$181,428 in 2009 to $281,015 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%
High school diploma or higher92.5%
Works from home3.4%
Drives to work alone89.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity32.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.2% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.4% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.4% 6.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments329
People employed3,577
Annual payroll$150,715,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 64.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.1 out of 100
Community resilience39 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Lightning96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding56.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought55.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail46.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake17.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$93,225$76,292$78,538
Income per person$44,288$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate8.4%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$243,900$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,039$1,339$1,348
Homeownership84%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%5.1%5.2%
Works from home3.4%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%17.2%13.9%
Median age40.435.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLUMBERTON, TX US5.2 km away
Rain in a year63 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January61.6°F / 39.4°F5.23 in rain
February65.9°F / 43.5°F4.05 in rain
March72.9°F / 50.9°F3.67 in rain
April78.9°F / 55.7°F4.49 in rain
May85.7°F / 64.5°F5.03 in rain
June90.4°F / 71.1°F6.92 in rain
July92.6°F / 73.1°F5.23 in rain
August93.4°F / 72.7°F6.01 in rain
September88.8°F / 68°F5.57 in rain
October80.5°F / 57.2°F6.05 in rain
November70.9°F / 47.7°F5.39 in rain
December62.7°F / 41°F5.59 in rain, 0.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lumberton Independent School District95.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Kountze Independent School District3.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

77656 Silsbee, TX5.5 km away
77625 Kountze, TX14.2 km away
77615 Evadale, TX14.4 km away
77708 Beaumont, TX16.7 km away
77704 Beaumont, TX18.7 km away
77726 Beaumont, TX19.1 km away
77659 Sour Lake, TX20.9 km away
77703 Beaumont, TX21 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Hardin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area57.71 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq mi
Population density376 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.2818, -94.2191

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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