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27028

ZIP 27028 is Mocksville, North Carolina, mostly in Davie County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Davie +1 more
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
26,566
Coordinates
35.9270, -80.5711
☼ Live from 27028 — Mocksville, NC

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Where 27028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27028
  • 🔢 Type 27028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,028 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 233. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27027 (Mayodan, NC, 48 mi away) and 27030 (Mount Airy, NC, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27028 becomes 82072 — and that is a real ZIP code: Laramie, WY, 1,394 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02827, 02872, 07822, 08722, 20782, 20827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87022 in Isleta, NM, 1,468 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,016 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27028 and you would come out at 35.93°S, 99.43°E — 980 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 192.8 square miles of land, 27028 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 146 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,566This ZIP26,566
Households9,995This ZIP9,995
Housing units11,197This ZIP11,197
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,137This ZIP$69,137North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$225,700This ZIP$225,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$830This ZIP$830North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density137.8 / sq miThis ZIP137.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments545This ZIP545
Employees7,869This ZIP7,869
Annual payroll$341,887,000This ZIP$341,887,000
Tax returns filed12,260This ZIP12,260
Total adjusted gross income$842,208,000This ZIP$842,208,000

Land area

Land area192.80 sq miThis ZIP192.80 sq mi
Water area1.77 sq miThis ZIP1.77 sq mi

Counties 27028 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Davie County 99.4%
Iredell County 0.6%

Other place names in 27028

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ZIP codes near 27028

ZIPCityDistance
27006 Advance, NC 7.4 mi
27014 Cooleemee, NC 8.1 mi
27054 Woodleaf, NC 9.4 mi
28634 Harmony, NC 10.9 mi
27102 Winston-Salem, NC 12.2 mi
27012 Clemmons, NC 12.3 mi
28688 Turnersburg, NC 13.3 mi
27055 Yadkinville, NC 13.3 mi
27023 Lewisville, NC 13.4 mi
27013 Cleveland, NC 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27028?

27028 is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9270, -80.5711.

What county is 27028 in?

27028 spans 2 counties: Davie County and Iredell County. Most of it falls in Davie 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 27028?

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

What time zone is 27028 in?

27028 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27028?

About 26,566 people live in ZIP code 27028, in 9,995 households, at 137.8 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 27028?

$69,137 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27028?

The closest are 27006 (7.4 mi), 27014 (8.1 mi), 27054 (9.4 mi), 28634 (10.9 mi) and 27102 (12.2 mi).

Is 27028 a PO Box ZIP code?

27028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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