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27012

ZIP 27012 is Clemmons, North Carolina, mostly in Forsyth County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Forsyth +1 more
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
30,543
Coordinates
36.0132, -80.3776
☼ Live from 27012 — Clemmons, NC

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Where 27012 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27012
  • 🔢 Type 27012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,012 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2251. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27011 (Boonville, NC, 23 mi away) and 27013 (Cleveland, NC, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27012 becomes 21072, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01227, 02127, 02217, 02712, 02721, 10272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71202 in Monroe, LA, 712 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,024 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27012 and you would come out at 36.01°S, 99.62°E — 970 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 42.0 square miles of land, 27012 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,543This ZIP30,543
Households12,418This ZIP12,418
Housing units12,974This ZIP12,974
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$96,250This ZIP$96,250North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$340,900This ZIP$340,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,227This ZIP$1,227North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.2%This ZIP49.2%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density727.1 / sq miThis ZIP727.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments726This ZIP726
Employees8,890This ZIP8,890
Annual payroll$431,769,000This ZIP$431,769,000
Tax returns filed14,690This ZIP14,690
Total adjusted gross income$1,504,347,000This ZIP$1,504,347,000

Land area

Land area42.00 sq miThis ZIP42.00 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Counties 27012 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Forsyth County 61.8%
Davidson County 38.3%

Other place names in 27012

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ZIP codes near 27012

ZIPCityDistance
27102 Winston-Salem, NC 1.7 mi
27103 Winston-Salem, NC 4.4 mi
27127 Winston-Salem, NC 5.5 mi
27104 Winston-Salem, NC 5.9 mi
27006 Advance, NC 6.2 mi
27023 Lewisville, NC 6.9 mi
27374 Welcome, NC 9.4 mi
27106 Winston-Salem, NC 9.5 mi
27111 Winston-Salem, NC 9.6 mi
27113 Winston-Salem, NC 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27012?

27012 is in Clemmons, North Carolina, in Forsyth County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0132, -80.3776.

What county is 27012 in?

27012 spans 2 counties: Forsyth County and Davidson County. Most of it falls in Forsyth County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 27012?

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

What time zone is 27012 in?

27012 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27012?

About 30,543 people live in ZIP code 27012, in 12,418 households, at 727.1 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 27012?

$96,250 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27012?

The closest are 27102 (1.7 mi), 27103 (4.4 mi), 27127 (5.5 mi), 27104 (5.9 mi) and 27006 (6.2 mi).

Is 27012 a PO Box ZIP code?

27012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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