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27103

ZIP 27103 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
33,325
Coordinates
36.0582, -80.3215
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Where 27103 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27103
  • 🔢 Type 27103 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOILZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27103 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100111011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27102 (Winston-Salem, NC, 5 mi away) and 27104 (Winston-Salem, NC, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27103 becomes 30172 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shannon, GA, 302 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01237, 02137, 02713, 03217, 10273, 12037, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73021 in Colony, OK, 1,029 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,026 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27103 and you would come out at 36.06°S, 99.68°E — 968 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 18.6 square miles of land, 27103 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,325This ZIP33,325
Households16,002This ZIP16,002
Housing units17,543This ZIP17,543
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,012This ZIP$67,012North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$241,700This ZIP$241,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,259This ZIP$1,259North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.1%This ZIP45.1%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density1,790.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,790.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,867This ZIP1,867
Employees45,884This ZIP45,884
Annual payroll$3,211,615,000This ZIP$3,211,615,000
Tax returns filed17,810This ZIP17,810
Total adjusted gross income$1,187,114,000This ZIP$1,187,114,000

Land area

Land area18.62 sq miThis ZIP18.62 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 27103

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ZIP codes near 27103

ZIPCityDistance
27104 Winston-Salem, NC 2.3 mi
27127 Winston-Salem, NC 3.5 mi
27012 Clemmons, NC 4.4 mi
27102 Winston-Salem, NC 4.5 mi
27111 Winston-Salem, NC 5.2 mi
27113 Winston-Salem, NC 5.2 mi
27114 Winston-Salem, NC 5.2 mi
27115 Winston-Salem, NC 5.2 mi
27116 Winston-Salem, NC 5.2 mi
27120 Winston-Salem, NC 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27103?

27103 is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0582, -80.3215.

What county is 27103 in?

27103 lies in Forsyth County.

What area code is 27103?

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

What time zone is 27103 in?

27103 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27103?

About 33,325 people live in ZIP code 27103, in 16,002 households, at 1,790.0 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 27103?

$67,012 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27103?

The closest are 27104 (2.3 mi), 27127 (3.5 mi), 27012 (4.4 mi), 27102 (4.5 mi) and 27111 (5.2 mi).

Is 27103 a PO Box ZIP code?

27103 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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