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  2. List of neighborhoods in Houston - Wikipedia

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    In a triangular area between Veterans Memorial Drive, State Highway 249, and Interstate 45 North. 8. Westbranch. West. Along Beltway 8 south of Jersey Village. 9. Addicks / Park Ten. West. Includes the entirety of Addicks Reservoir and a small area between the reservoir and Interstate 10 west.

  3. Geographic areas of Houston - Wikipedia

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    There is also a new, 346 area code. Areas far north, west, east and south of the inner-city also use 936 and 409. Zip codes in Houston range from 77002 to 77099. A small portion of northeast Houston uses zip codes 77339 and 77345. Houston is the most populated city in the United States without zoning laws. City voters rejected creation of ...

  4. Area codes 713, 281, 832, and 346 - Wikipedia

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    On January 16, 1999, the 713/281 boundary was removed, creating an overlay for the combined area, while simultaneously adding a third area code to the entire region, 832. As a result, ten-digit dialing became required for all calls in the Houston area. On May 9, 2013, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) announced the addition of yet ...

  5. Wards of Houston - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Wards of Houston. When the city of Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, its founders— John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen —divided it into political geographic districts called " wards ". [citation needed] The ward system, a precursor to today's City Council districts, was a common political tool of the ...

  6. Zoning in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Zoning is a law that divides a jurisdiction's land into districts, or zones, and limits how land in each district can be used. [ 1 ][ 2 ] In the United States, zoning includes various land use laws enforced through the police power rights of state governments and local governments to exercise authority over privately owned real property.

  7. Westchase, Houston - Wikipedia

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    Westchase, Houston. Westchase is a business district and neighborhood in western Houston, Texas, bounded by Westheimer Road on the north, Gessner Road on the east, Houston Center Boulevard on the west, and Westpark Tollway on the south. [1] The area is bisected by Beltway 8. Westchase is adjacent to Greater Sharpstown, the International ...

  8. Memorial, Houston - Wikipedia

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    The Memorial area of Houston, Texas is located west of Downtown, northwest of Uptown, and south of Spring Branch.The Memorial Super Neighborhood, as defined by the City of Houston, is bounded by Buffalo Bayou to the south, Barker Reservoir to the west, Westview to the north, and the Memorial Villages (Spring Valley Village, Piney Point Village, Bunker Hill Village, Hedwig Village, Hilshire ...

  9. ZIP Code - Wikipedia

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    A ZIP Code (an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan[ 1 ]) is a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The term ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly [ 2 ] (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address. Introduced on July 1, 1963, the basic format comprised ...