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27024

ZIP 27024 is Lowgap, 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
2,387
Coordinates
36.5192, -80.8412
☼ Live from 27024 — Lowgap, NC

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Where 27024 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27024
  • 🔢 Type 27024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 563. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27023 (Lewisville, NC, 37 mi away) and 27025 (Madison, NC, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27024 becomes 42072, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02472, 02724, 02742, 04227, 07422, 20427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74022 in Copan, OK, 838 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯988 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27024 and you would come out at 36.52°S, 99.16°E — 1,003 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 43.6 square miles of land, 27024 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,387This ZIP2,387
Households1,078This ZIP1,078
Housing units1,426This ZIP1,426
Median age54.6This ZIP54.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,813This ZIP$62,813North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$188,600This ZIP$188,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$662This ZIP$662North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density54.7 / sq miThis ZIP54.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$1,758,000This ZIP$1,758,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$58,443,000This ZIP$58,443,000

Land area

Land area43.62 sq miThis ZIP43.62 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 27024

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ZIP codes near 27024

ZIPCityDistance
24351 Lambsburg, VA 5.9 mi
28623 Ennice, NC 7.4 mi
28683 Thurmond, NC 9.7 mi
24333 Galax, VA 9.8 mi
28668 Roaring Gap, NC 9.9 mi
27017 Dobson, NC 10.6 mi
28627 Glade Valley, NC 10.6 mi
24317 Cana, VA 11.0 mi
27031 White Plains, NC 11.1 mi
24328 Fancy Gap, VA 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27024?

27024 is in Lowgap, North Carolina, in Surry County, part of the Mount Airy, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5192, -80.8412.

What county is 27024 in?

27024 lies in Surry County.

What area code is 27024?

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

What time zone is 27024 in?

27024 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27024?

About 2,387 people live in ZIP code 27024, in 1,078 households, at 54.7 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 27024?

$62,813 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27024?

The closest are 24351 (5.9 mi), 28623 (7.4 mi), 28683 (9.7 mi), 24333 (9.8 mi) and 28668 (9.9 mi).

Is 27024 a PO Box ZIP code?

27024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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