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27043

ZIP 27043 is Pinnacle, North Carolina, mostly in Stokes County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Stokes +2 more
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
6,295
Coordinates
36.3385, -80.4485
☼ Live from 27043 — Pinnacle, NC

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Where 27043 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27043
  • 🔢 Type 27043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27043 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27042 (Pine Hall, NC, 21 mi away) and 27045 (Rural Hall, NC, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27043 becomes 34072, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02347, 02743, 03247, 04237, 04732, 07423, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73024 in Corn, OK, 1,029 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,013 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27043 and you would come out at 36.34°S, 99.55°E — 979 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 68.4 square miles of land, 27043 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,295This ZIP6,295
Households2,640This ZIP2,640
Housing units2,981This ZIP2,981
Median age50.9This ZIP50.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,783This ZIP$74,783North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$211,300This ZIP$211,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$853This ZIP$853North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density92.0 / sq miThis ZIP92.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments56This ZIP56
Employees246This ZIP246
Annual payroll$6,483,000This ZIP$6,483,000
Tax returns filed2,790This ZIP2,790
Total adjusted gross income$184,807,000This ZIP$184,807,000

Land area

Land area68.40 sq miThis ZIP68.40 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Counties 27043 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Stokes County 52.4%
Surry County 47.0%
Forsyth County 0.6%

Other place names in 27043

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ZIP codes near 27043

ZIPCityDistance
27041 Pilot Mountain, NC 5.7 mi
27021 King, NC 5.9 mi
27047 Siloam, NC 6.9 mi
27050 Tobaccoville, NC 8.0 mi
27007 Ararat, NC 8.6 mi
27018 East Bend, NC 10.5 mi
27053 Westfield, NC 10.6 mi
27094 Rural Hall, NC 11.0 mi
27098 Rural Hall, NC 11.0 mi
27099 Rural Hall, NC 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27043?

27043 is in Pinnacle, North Carolina, in Stokes County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3385, -80.4485.

What county is 27043 in?

27043 spans 3 counties: Stokes County, Surry County and Forsyth County. Most of it falls in Stokes 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 27043?

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

What time zone is 27043 in?

27043 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27043?

About 6,295 people live in ZIP code 27043, in 2,640 households, at 92.0 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 27043?

$74,783 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27043?

The closest are 27041 (5.7 mi), 27021 (5.9 mi), 27047 (6.9 mi), 27050 (8 mi) and 27007 (8.6 mi).

Is 27043 a PO Box ZIP code?

27043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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