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27046

ZIP 27046 is Sandy Ridge, North Carolina, in Stokes County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Stokes
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
2,032
Coordinates
36.5022, -80.0783
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Where 27046 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27046
  • 🔢 Type 27046 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,046 = 2 × 13523. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27045 (Rural Hall, NC, 22 mi away) and 27047 (Siloam, NC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27046 becomes 64072 — and that is a real ZIP code: Missouri City, MO, 797 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76402 in Stephenville, TX, 1,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,029 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27046 and you would come out at 36.50°S, 99.92°E — 962 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 43.2 square miles of land, 27046 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,032This ZIP2,032
Households990This ZIP990
Housing units1,096This ZIP1,096
Median age55.5This ZIP55.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,464This ZIP$64,464North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$181,500This ZIP$181,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$584This ZIP$584North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%This ZIP5.3%
Mean commute49.9 minThis ZIP49.9 min
Population density47.1 / sq miThis ZIP47.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees89This ZIP89
Annual payroll$2,366,000This ZIP$2,366,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$48,310,000This ZIP$48,310,000

Land area

Land area43.16 sq miThis ZIP43.16 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 27046

ZIPCityDistance
24165 Spencer, VA 6.4 mi
27027 Mayodan, NC 6.5 mi
27022 Lawsonville, NC 7.7 mi
27016 Danbury, NC 8.7 mi
27048 Stoneville, NC 9.0 mi
24082 Critz, VA 9.5 mi
27042 Pine Hall, NC 10.4 mi
27025 Madison, NC 10.5 mi
24133 Patrick Springs, VA 12.3 mi
24148 Ridgeway, VA 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27046?

27046 is in Sandy Ridge, North Carolina, in Stokes County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5022, -80.0783.

What county is 27046 in?

27046 lies in Stokes County.

What area code is 27046?

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

What time zone is 27046 in?

27046 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27046?

About 2,032 people live in ZIP code 27046, in 990 households, at 47.1 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 27046?

$64,464 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27046?

The closest are 24165 (6.4 mi), 27027 (6.5 mi), 27022 (7.7 mi), 27016 (8.7 mi) and 27048 (9 mi).

Is 27046 a PO Box ZIP code?

27046 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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