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27051

ZIP 27051 is Walkertown, 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
7,873
Coordinates
36.1959, -80.1534
☼ Live from 27051 — Walkertown, NC

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Where 27051 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27051
  • 🔢 Type 27051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,051 = 3 × 71 × 127. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27050 (Tobaccoville, NC, 14 mi away) and 27052 (Walnut Cove, NC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27051 becomes 15072 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pricedale, PA, 273 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01257, 01527, 01752, 02571, 02715, 07512, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57201 in Watertown, SD, 1,071 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,032 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27051 and you would come out at 36.20°S, 99.85°E — 961 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 18.3 square miles of land, 27051 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,873This ZIP7,873
Households3,086This ZIP3,086
Housing units3,352This ZIP3,352
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,804This ZIP$74,804North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$209,900This ZIP$209,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,146This ZIP$1,146North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density429.9 / sq miThis ZIP429.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments124This ZIP124
Employees1,315This ZIP1,315
Annual payroll$38,349,000This ZIP$38,349,000
Tax returns filed4,130This ZIP4,130
Total adjusted gross income$241,936,000This ZIP$241,936,000

Land area

Land area18.31 sq miThis ZIP18.31 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 27051

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ZIP codes near 27051

ZIPCityDistance
27009 Belews Creek, NC 4.8 mi
27105 Winston-Salem, NC 5.1 mi
27101 Winston-Salem, NC 6.4 mi
27284 Kernersville, NC 6.8 mi
27285 Kernersville, NC 6.9 mi
27019 Germanton, NC 7.8 mi
27109 Winston-Salem, NC 8.0 mi
27111 Winston-Salem, NC 8.3 mi
27113 Winston-Salem, NC 8.3 mi
27114 Winston-Salem, NC 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27051?

27051 is in Walkertown, North Carolina, in Forsyth County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1959, -80.1534.

What county is 27051 in?

27051 lies in Forsyth County.

What area code is 27051?

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

What time zone is 27051 in?

27051 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27051?

About 7,873 people live in ZIP code 27051, in 3,086 households, at 429.9 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 27051?

$74,804 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27051?

The closest are 27009 (4.8 mi), 27105 (5.1 mi), 27101 (6.4 mi), 27284 (6.8 mi) and 27285 (6.9 mi).

Is 27051 a PO Box ZIP code?

27051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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