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27040

ZIP 27040 is Pfafftown, 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
12,665
Coordinates
36.1693, -80.3930
☼ Live from 27040 — Pfafftown, NC

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Where 27040 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27040
  • 🔢 Type 27040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 13 × 13. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27031 (White Plains, NC, 24 mi away) and 27041 (Pilot Mountain, NC, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27040 becomes 04072 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saco, ME, 732 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00742, 02047, 02740, 04027, 04072, 04270, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00742 in Roosevelt Roads, PR, 1,532 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,020 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27040 and you would come out at 36.17°S, 99.61°E — 974 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 26.4 square miles of land, 27040 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,665This ZIP12,665
Households4,837This ZIP4,837
Housing units5,360This ZIP5,360
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,601This ZIP$92,601North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$278,000This ZIP$278,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,514This ZIP$1,514North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.1%This ZIP45.1%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density479.9 / sq miThis ZIP479.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments144This ZIP144
Employees897This ZIP897
Annual payroll$36,641,000This ZIP$36,641,000
Tax returns filed6,200This ZIP6,200
Total adjusted gross income$584,202,000This ZIP$584,202,000

Land area

Land area26.39 sq miThis ZIP26.39 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 27040

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ZIP codes near 27040

ZIPCityDistance
27010 Bethania, NC 3.2 mi
27050 Tobaccoville, NC 4.1 mi
27106 Winston-Salem, NC 4.3 mi
27023 Lewisville, NC 6.1 mi
27104 Winston-Salem, NC 6.4 mi
27109 Winston-Salem, NC 7.0 mi
27045 Rural Hall, NC 7.0 mi
27018 East Bend, NC 7.2 mi
27094 Rural Hall, NC 7.4 mi
27098 Rural Hall, NC 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27040?

27040 is in Pfafftown, North Carolina, in Forsyth County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1693, -80.3930.

What county is 27040 in?

27040 lies in Forsyth County.

What area code is 27040?

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

What time zone is 27040 in?

27040 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27040?

About 12,665 people live in ZIP code 27040, in 4,837 households, at 479.9 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 27040?

$92,601 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27040?

The closest are 27010 (3.2 mi), 27050 (4.1 mi), 27106 (4.3 mi), 27023 (6.1 mi) and 27104 (6.4 mi).

Is 27040 a PO Box ZIP code?

27040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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