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27017

ZIP 27017 is Dobson, 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
10,085
Coordinates
36.3820, -80.7562
☼ Live from 27017 — Dobson, NC

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Where 27017 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27017
  • 🔢 Type 27017 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27017 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27016 (Danbury, NC, 30 mi away) and 27018 (East Bend, NC, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27017 becomes 71072 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shongaloo, LA, 752 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01772, 02717, 02771, 07712, 07721, 10277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77021 in Houston, TX, 962 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯996 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27017 and you would come out at 36.38°S, 99.24°E — 997 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 108.4 square miles of land, 27017 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,085This ZIP10,085
Households3,887This ZIP3,887
Housing units4,292This ZIP4,292
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,329This ZIP$59,329North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$152,800This ZIP$152,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$704This ZIP$704North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density93.0 / sq miThis ZIP93.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments164This ZIP164
Employees2,450This ZIP2,450
Annual payroll$99,456,000This ZIP$99,456,000
Tax returns filed3,660This ZIP3,660
Total adjusted gross income$222,629,000This ZIP$222,629,000

Land area

Land area108.39 sq miThis ZIP108.39 sq mi
Water area1.01 sq miThis ZIP1.01 sq mi

Other place names in 27017

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ZIP codes near 27017

ZIPCityDistance
27031 White Plains, NC 2.9 mi
28676 State Road, NC 6.5 mi
28621 Elkin, NC 7.5 mi
28683 Thurmond, NC 8.6 mi
27007 Ararat, NC 9.3 mi
27030 Mount Airy, NC 10.3 mi
27024 Lowgap, NC 10.6 mi
27049 Toast, NC 10.9 mi
28642 Jonesville, NC 11.3 mi
27047 Siloam, NC 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27017?

27017 is in Dobson, North Carolina, in Surry County, part of the Mount Airy, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3820, -80.7562.

What county is 27017 in?

27017 lies in Surry County.

What area code is 27017?

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

What time zone is 27017 in?

27017 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27017?

About 10,085 people live in ZIP code 27017, in 3,887 households, at 93.0 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 27017?

$59,329 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27017?

The closest are 27031 (2.9 mi), 28676 (6.5 mi), 28621 (7.5 mi), 28683 (8.6 mi) and 27007 (9.3 mi).

Is 27017 a PO Box ZIP code?

27017 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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