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27105

ZIP 27105 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
40,678
Coordinates
36.1619, -80.2343
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Where 27105 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27105
  • 🔢 Type 27105 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOILZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,105 = 3 × 5 × 13 × 139. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100111100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27104 (Winston-Salem, NC, 7 mi away) and 27106 (Winston-Salem, NC, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27105 becomes 50172, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 1,069 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,028 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27105 and you would come out at 36.16°S, 99.77°E — 965 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 33.7 square miles of land, 27105 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,678This ZIP40,678
Households15,165This ZIP15,165
Housing units18,055This ZIP18,055
Median age34.6This ZIP34.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$44,080This ZIP$44,080North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$168,400This ZIP$168,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$926This ZIP$926North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density1,206.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,206.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments732This ZIP732
Employees21,197This ZIP21,197
Annual payroll$1,169,052,000This ZIP$1,169,052,000
Tax returns filed16,770This ZIP16,770
Total adjusted gross income$626,988,000This ZIP$626,988,000

Land area

Land area33.73 sq miThis ZIP33.73 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 27105

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 27105

ZIPCityDistance
27109 Winston-Salem, NC 3.0 mi
27101 Winston-Salem, NC 4.0 mi
27111 Winston-Salem, NC 4.3 mi
27113 Winston-Salem, NC 4.3 mi
27114 Winston-Salem, NC 4.3 mi
27115 Winston-Salem, NC 4.3 mi
27116 Winston-Salem, NC 4.3 mi
27120 Winston-Salem, NC 4.3 mi
27199 Winston-Salem, NC 4.3 mi
27110 Winston-Salem, NC 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27105?

27105 is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1619, -80.2343.

What county is 27105 in?

27105 lies in Forsyth County.

What area code is 27105?

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

What time zone is 27105 in?

27105 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27105?

About 40,678 people live in ZIP code 27105, in 15,165 households, at 1,206.1 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 27105?

$44,080 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27105?

The closest are 27109 (3 mi), 27101 (4 mi), 27111 (4.3 mi), 27113 (4.3 mi) and 27114 (4.3 mi).

Is 27105 a PO Box ZIP code?

27105 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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