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27055

ZIP 27055 is Yadkinville, North Carolina, mostly in Yadkin County; area code 336; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Yadkin +2 more
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
14,674
Coordinates
36.1139, -80.6312
☼ Live from 27055 — Yadkinville, NC

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Where 27055 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27055
  • 🔢 Type 27055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,055 = 5 × 7 × 773. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27054 (Woodleaf, NC, 22 mi away) and 27094 (Rural Hall, NC, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27055 becomes 55072 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sandstone, MN, 929 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02557, 02575, 05257, 20557, 20575, 20755, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57520 in Agar, SD, 1,188 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,009 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27055 and you would come out at 36.11°S, 99.37°E — 986 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 111.2 square miles of land, 27055 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,674This ZIP14,674
Households5,230This ZIP5,230
Housing units6,134This ZIP6,134
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,970This ZIP$65,970North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$198,900This ZIP$198,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$831This ZIP$831North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density131.9 / sq miThis ZIP131.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments322This ZIP322
Employees4,432This ZIP4,432
Annual payroll$190,412,000This ZIP$190,412,000
Tax returns filed6,410This ZIP6,410
Total adjusted gross income$420,046,000This ZIP$420,046,000

Land area

Land area111.25 sq miThis ZIP111.25 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Counties 27055 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Yadkin County 97.0%
Davie County 1.7%
Iredell County 1.3%

Other place names in 27055

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ZIP codes near 27055

ZIPCityDistance
27011 Boonville, NC 8.1 mi
27018 East Bend, NC 8.5 mi
27020 Hamptonville, NC 10.1 mi
27023 Lewisville, NC 10.2 mi
28634 Harmony, NC 12.0 mi
28642 Jonesville, NC 12.8 mi
27028 Mocksville, NC 13.3 mi
27040 Pfafftown, NC 13.8 mi
28621 Elkin, NC 14.1 mi
27047 Siloam, NC 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27055?

27055 is in Yadkinville, North Carolina, in Yadkin County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1139, -80.6312.

What county is 27055 in?

27055 spans 3 counties: Yadkin County, Davie County and Iredell County. Most of it falls in Yadkin 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 27055?

Yadkinville uses area code 336, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27055 in?

27055 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27055?

About 14,674 people live in ZIP code 27055, in 5,230 households, at 131.9 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 27055?

$65,970 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27055?

The closest are 27011 (8.1 mi), 27018 (8.5 mi), 27020 (10.1 mi), 27023 (10.2 mi) and 28634 (12 mi).

Is 27055 a PO Box ZIP code?

27055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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