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27007

ZIP 27007 is Ararat, North Carolina, in Surry County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Surry
Metro area
Mount Airy, NC
Population
2,095
Coordinates
36.3897, -80.5885
☼ Live from 27007 — Ararat, NC

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Where 27007 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27007
  • 🔢 Type 27007 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,007 = 113 × 239. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100101111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27006 (Advance, NC, 32 mi away) and 27009 (Belews Creek, NC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27007 becomes 70072 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marrero, LA, 715 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00727, 00772, 02770, 07027, 07072, 07207, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00727 in Caguas, PR, 1,536 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,005 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27007 and you would come out at 36.39°S, 99.41°E — 988 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 20.6 square miles of land, 27007 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,095This ZIP2,095
Households853This ZIP853
Housing units958This ZIP958
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,163This ZIP$77,163North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$216,200This ZIP$216,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$798This ZIP$798North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%This ZIP26.1%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density101.8 / sq miThis ZIP101.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees59This ZIP59
Annual payroll$1,974,000This ZIP$1,974,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$59,104,000This ZIP$59,104,000

Land area

Land area20.59 sq miThis ZIP20.59 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

ZIP codes near 27007

ZIPCityDistance
27047 Siloam, NC 5.3 mi
27041 Pilot Mountain, NC 6.0 mi
27031 White Plains, NC 6.7 mi
27030 Mount Airy, NC 7.3 mi
27049 Toast, NC 7.9 mi
27043 Pinnacle, NC 8.6 mi
27017 Dobson, NC 9.3 mi
27011 Boonville, NC 13.0 mi
28621 Elkin, NC 13.5 mi
27018 East Bend, NC 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27007?

27007 is in Ararat, North Carolina, in Surry County, part of the Mount Airy, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3897, -80.5885.

What county is 27007 in?

27007 lies in Surry County.

What area code is 27007?

Ararat uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27007 in?

27007 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27007?

About 2,095 people live in ZIP code 27007, in 853 households, at 101.8 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 27007?

$77,163 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27007?

The closest are 27047 (5.3 mi), 27041 (6 mi), 27031 (6.7 mi), 27030 (7.3 mi) and 27049 (7.9 mi).

Is 27007 a PO Box ZIP code?

27007 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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