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27101

ZIP 27101 is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time. Winston-Salem has 25 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Forsyth
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
22,973
Coordinates
36.1108, -80.2004
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Where 27101 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27101
  • 🔢 Type 27101 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOILZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,101 = 41 × 661. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100111011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27099 (Rural Hall, NC, 10 mi away) and 27102 (Winston-Salem, NC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27101 becomes 10172 — and that is a real ZIP code: New York, NY, 465 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01721, 02117, 02171, 07112, 10172, 10271, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71102 in Shreveport, LA, 809 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,031 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27101 and you would come out at 36.11°S, 99.80°E — 962 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 12.5 square miles of land, 27101 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,973This ZIP22,973
Households10,982This ZIP10,982
Housing units12,759This ZIP12,759
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$44,198This ZIP$44,198North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$221,000This ZIP$221,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,010This ZIP$1,010North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%This ZIP36.2%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density1,840.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,840.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,130This ZIP1,130
Employees24,749This ZIP24,749
Annual payroll$1,866,188,000This ZIP$1,866,188,000
Tax returns filed9,140This ZIP9,140
Total adjusted gross income$593,464,000This ZIP$593,464,000

Land area

Land area12.48 sq miThis ZIP12.48 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 27101

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ZIP codes near 27101

ZIPCityDistance
27110 Winston-Salem, NC 2.0 mi
27111 Winston-Salem, NC 2.6 mi
27113 Winston-Salem, NC 2.6 mi
27114 Winston-Salem, NC 2.6 mi
27115 Winston-Salem, NC 2.6 mi
27116 Winston-Salem, NC 2.6 mi
27120 Winston-Salem, NC 2.6 mi
27199 Winston-Salem, NC 2.6 mi
27105 Winston-Salem, NC 4.0 mi
27109 Winston-Salem, NC 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27101?

27101 is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1108, -80.2004.

What county is 27101 in?

27101 lies in Forsyth County.

What area code is 27101?

Winston-Salem uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27101 in?

27101 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27101?

About 22,973 people live in ZIP code 27101, in 10,982 households, at 1,840.9 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 27101?

$44,198 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27101?

The closest are 27110 (2 mi), 27111 (2.6 mi), 27113 (2.6 mi), 27114 (2.6 mi) and 27115 (2.6 mi).

Is 27101 a PO Box ZIP code?

27101 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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