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27023

ZIP 27023 is Lewisville, North Carolina, in Forsyth County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Forsyth
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
14,414
Coordinates
36.0938, -80.4502
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Where 27023 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27023
  • 🔢 Type 27023 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,023 = 61 × 443. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27022 (Lawsonville, NC, 32 mi away) and 27024 (Lowgap, NC, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27023 becomes 32072 — and that is a real ZIP code: Olustee, FL, 424 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02327, 02723, 03227, 03272, 20237, 20372, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73022 in Concho, OK, 982 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,019 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27023 and you would come out at 36.09°S, 99.55°E — 976 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 27.8 square miles of land, 27023 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,414This ZIP14,414
Households5,405This ZIP5,405
Housing units5,579This ZIP5,579
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$107,924This ZIP$107,924North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$369,100This ZIP$369,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,064This ZIP$1,064North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.4%This ZIP51.4%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density519.2 / sq miThis ZIP519.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments242This ZIP242
Employees5,091This ZIP5,091
Annual payroll$123,301,000This ZIP$123,301,000
Tax returns filed6,510This ZIP6,510
Total adjusted gross income$883,293,000This ZIP$883,293,000

Land area

Land area27.76 sq miThis ZIP27.76 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Other place names in 27023

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ZIP codes near 27023

ZIPCityDistance
27102 Winston-Salem, NC 5.2 mi
27040 Pfafftown, NC 6.1 mi
27104 Winston-Salem, NC 6.6 mi
27012 Clemmons, NC 6.9 mi
27103 Winston-Salem, NC 7.6 mi
27106 Winston-Salem, NC 7.9 mi
27018 East Bend, NC 8.1 mi
27010 Bethania, NC 8.8 mi
27050 Tobaccoville, NC 9.4 mi
27109 Winston-Salem, NC 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27023?

27023 is in Lewisville, North Carolina, in Forsyth County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0938, -80.4502.

What county is 27023 in?

27023 lies in Forsyth County.

What area code is 27023?

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

What time zone is 27023 in?

27023 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27023?

About 14,414 people live in ZIP code 27023, in 5,405 households, at 519.2 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 27023?

$107,924 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27023?

The closest are 27102 (5.2 mi), 27040 (6.1 mi), 27104 (6.6 mi), 27012 (6.9 mi) and 27103 (7.6 mi).

Is 27023 a PO Box ZIP code?

27023 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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