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27022

ZIP 27022 is Lawsonville, North Carolina, in Stokes County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Stokes
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
1,285
Coordinates
36.5122, -80.2156
☼ Live from 27022 — Lawsonville, NC

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Where 27022 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27022
  • 🔢 Type 27022 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,022 = 2 × 59 × 229. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27021 (King, NC, 15 mi away) and 27023 (Lewisville, NC, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27022 becomes 22072, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02722, 20227, 20722, 22027, 22207, 22720, …). The farthest-flung twin is 72022 in Bryant, AR, 702 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,022 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27022 and you would come out at 36.51°S, 99.78°E — 969 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 33.0 square miles of land, 27022 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,285This ZIP1,285
Households488This ZIP488
Housing units732This ZIP732
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$43,281This ZIP$43,281North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$162,500This ZIP$162,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$754This ZIP$754North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density38.9 / sq miThis ZIP38.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees218This ZIP218
Annual payroll$9,999,000This ZIP$9,999,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$34,869,000This ZIP$34,869,000

Land area

Land area33.04 sq miThis ZIP33.04 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

ZIP codes near 27022

ZIPCityDistance
27016 Danbury, NC 4.5 mi
27046 Sandy Ridge, NC 7.7 mi
27053 Westfield, NC 8.5 mi
24082 Critz, VA 9.6 mi
24165 Spencer, VA 10.3 mi
24133 Patrick Springs, VA 12.3 mi
24171 Stuart, VA 12.7 mi
24076 Claudville, VA 13.1 mi
27027 Mayodan, NC 13.5 mi
27052 Walnut Cove, NC 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27022?

27022 is in Lawsonville, North Carolina, in Stokes County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5122, -80.2156.

What county is 27022 in?

27022 lies in Stokes County.

What area code is 27022?

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

What time zone is 27022 in?

27022 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27022?

About 1,285 people live in ZIP code 27022, in 488 households, at 38.9 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 27022?

$43,281 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27022?

The closest are 27016 (4.5 mi), 27046 (7.7 mi), 27053 (8.5 mi), 24082 (9.6 mi) and 24165 (10.3 mi).

Is 27022 a PO Box ZIP code?

27022 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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