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13827

ZIP 13827 is Owego, New York, in Tioga County; area code 607; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Tioga
Metro area
Binghamton, NY
Population
11,832
Coordinates
42.1178, -76.2492
☼ Live from 13827 — Owego, NY

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Where 13827 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 13827
  • 🔢 Type 13827 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZBEI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 13,827 = 3 × 11 × 419. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011000000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 13826 (Ouaquaga, NY, 32 mi away) and 13830 (Oxford, NY, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 13827 becomes 72831, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12738, 12783, 12837, 12873, 13782, 17238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83712 in Boise, ID, 2,001 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,172 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 13827 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 103.75°E — 967 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 90.7 square miles of land, 13827 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,832This ZIP11,832
Households4,947This ZIP4,947
Housing units5,336This ZIP5,336
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,769This ZIP$72,769New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$156,400This ZIP$156,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$915This ZIP$915New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density130.5 / sq miThis ZIP130.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments298This ZIP298
Employees5,540This ZIP5,540
Annual payroll$454,251,000This ZIP$454,251,000
Tax returns filed5,280This ZIP5,280
Total adjusted gross income$394,129,000This ZIP$394,129,000

Land area

Land area90.69 sq miThis ZIP90.69 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Other place names in 13827

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 13827

ZIPCityDistance
13732 Apalachin, NY 6.3 mi
13845 Tioga Center, NY 6.6 mi
13743 Candor, NY 7.9 mi
13812 Nichols, NY 8.1 mi
13737 Bible School Park, NY 8.2 mi
13760 Endicott, NY 8.5 mi
13734 Barton, NY 8.9 mi
13811 Newark Valley, NY 9.2 mi
13840 Smithboro, NY 9.5 mi
13851 Vestal, NY 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 13827?

13827 is in Owego, New York, in Tioga County, part of the Binghamton, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1178, -76.2492.

What county is 13827 in?

13827 lies in Tioga County.

What area code is 13827?

Owego uses area code 607, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 13827 in?

13827 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 13827?

About 11,832 people live in ZIP code 13827, in 4,947 households, at 130.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 13827?

$72,769 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 13827?

The closest are 13732 (6.3 mi), 13845 (6.6 mi), 13743 (7.9 mi), 13812 (8.1 mi) and 13737 (8.2 mi).

Is 13827 a PO Box ZIP code?

13827 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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