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27013

ZIP 27013 is Cleveland, North Carolina, mostly in Rowan County; area codes 980 and 704; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rowan +1 more
Population
6,575
Coordinates
35.7505, -80.7001
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Where 27013 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27013
  • 🔢 Type 27013 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EIOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,013 = 7 × 17 × 227. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27012 (Clemmons, NC, 26 mi away) and 27014 (Cooleemee, NC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27013 becomes 31072 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pitts, GA, 308 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01237, 02137, 02713, 03217, 10273, 12037, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73021 in Colony, OK, 1,009 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,014 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27013 and you would come out at 35.75°S, 99.30°E — 984 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 75.4 square miles of land, 27013 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,575This ZIP6,575
Households2,360This ZIP2,360
Housing units2,489This ZIP2,489
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,301This ZIP$66,301North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$212,400This ZIP$212,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$800This ZIP$800North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density87.2 / sq miThis ZIP87.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees4,375This ZIP4,375
Annual payroll$241,543,000This ZIP$241,543,000
Tax returns filed2,800This ZIP2,800
Total adjusted gross income$179,122,000This ZIP$179,122,000

Land area

Land area75.36 sq miThis ZIP75.36 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 27013 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rowan County 80.7%
Iredell County 19.3%

Other place names in 27013

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

ZIP codes near 27013

ZIPCityDistance
28125 Mount Ulla, NC 6.3 mi
27054 Woodleaf, NC 6.4 mi
28147 Salisbury, NC 9.1 mi
27014 Cooleemee, NC 9.1 mi
28166 Troutman, NC 10.7 mi
28687 Statesville, NC 10.7 mi
28010 Barium Springs, NC 11.4 mi
28688 Turnersburg, NC 12.5 mi
28677 Statesville, NC 12.7 mi
28115 Mooresville, NC 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27013?

27013 is in Cleveland, North Carolina, in Rowan County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7505, -80.7001.

What county is 27013 in?

27013 spans 2 counties: Rowan County and Iredell County. Most of it falls in Rowan 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 27013?

Cleveland uses area codes 980 and 704, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27013 in?

27013 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27013?

About 6,575 people live in ZIP code 27013, in 2,360 households, at 87.2 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 27013?

$66,301 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27013?

The closest are 28125 (6.3 mi), 27054 (6.4 mi), 28147 (9.1 mi), 27014 (9.1 mi) and 28166 (10.7 mi).

Is 27013 a PO Box ZIP code?

27013 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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