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27047

ZIP 27047 is Siloam, 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
1,247
Coordinates
36.3141, -80.5691
☼ Live from 27047 — Siloam, NC

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Where 27047 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27047
  • 🔢 Type 27047 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,047 = 17 × 37 × 43. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27046 (Sandy Ridge, NC, 30 mi away) and 27048 (Stoneville, NC, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27047 becomes 74072 — and that is a real ZIP code: S Coffeyville, OK, 835 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02477, 02747, 04772, 07724, 20747, 20774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77420 in Boling, TX, 1,015 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,007 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27047 and you would come out at 36.31°S, 99.43°E — 985 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 20.5 square miles of land, 27047 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,247This ZIP1,247
Households441This ZIP441
Housing units482This ZIP482
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,146This ZIP$71,146North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$214,500This ZIP$214,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$763This ZIP$763North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density60.9 / sq miThis ZIP60.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees105This ZIP105
Annual payroll$5,963,000This ZIP$5,963,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$33,095,000This ZIP$33,095,000

Land area

Land area20.49 sq miThis ZIP20.49 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

ZIP codes near 27047

ZIPCityDistance
27007 Ararat, NC 5.3 mi
27043 Pinnacle, NC 6.9 mi
27041 Pilot Mountain, NC 8.4 mi
27018 East Bend, NC 8.6 mi
27011 Boonville, NC 9.4 mi
27031 White Plains, NC 9.7 mi
27050 Tobaccoville, NC 10.7 mi
27017 Dobson, NC 11.4 mi
28621 Elkin, NC 12.3 mi
27021 King, NC 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27047?

27047 is in Siloam, North Carolina, in Surry County, part of the Mount Airy, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3141, -80.5691.

What county is 27047 in?

27047 lies in Surry County.

What area code is 27047?

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

What time zone is 27047 in?

27047 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27047?

About 1,247 people live in ZIP code 27047, in 441 households, at 60.9 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 27047?

$71,146 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27047?

The closest are 27007 (5.3 mi), 27043 (6.9 mi), 27041 (8.4 mi), 27018 (8.6 mi) and 27011 (9.4 mi).

Is 27047 a PO Box ZIP code?

27047 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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