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27106

ZIP 27106 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
49,670
Coordinates
36.1439, -80.3232
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Where 27106 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27106
  • 🔢 Type 27106 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOILZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,106 = 2 × 13553. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27105 (Winston-Salem, NC, 5 mi away) and 27107 (Winston-Salem, NC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27106 becomes 60172 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roselle, IL, 579 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01267, 02176, 02671, 02761, 06127, 06712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 67021 in Byers, KS, 1,031 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,024 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27106 and you would come out at 36.14°S, 99.68°E — 969 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 28.5 square miles of land, 27106 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population49,670This ZIP49,670
Households20,288This ZIP20,288
Housing units22,874This ZIP22,874
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$68,568This ZIP$68,568North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$313,100This ZIP$313,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,145This ZIP$1,145North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.3%This ZIP50.3%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density1,744.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,744.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments883This ZIP883
Employees11,807This ZIP11,807
Annual payroll$482,876,000This ZIP$482,876,000
Tax returns filed22,090This ZIP22,090
Total adjusted gross income$2,403,820,000This ZIP$2,403,820,000

Land area

Land area28.47 sq miThis ZIP28.47 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 27106

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ZIP codes near 27106

ZIPCityDistance
27109 Winston-Salem, NC 2.8 mi
27010 Bethania, NC 2.8 mi
27104 Winston-Salem, NC 3.7 mi
27040 Pfafftown, NC 4.3 mi
27105 Winston-Salem, NC 5.1 mi
27111 Winston-Salem, NC 5.4 mi
27113 Winston-Salem, NC 5.4 mi
27114 Winston-Salem, NC 5.4 mi
27115 Winston-Salem, NC 5.4 mi
27116 Winston-Salem, NC 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27106?

27106 is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1439, -80.3232.

What county is 27106 in?

27106 lies in Forsyth County.

What area code is 27106?

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

What time zone is 27106 in?

27106 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27106?

About 49,670 people live in ZIP code 27106, in 20,288 households, at 1,744.6 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 27106?

$68,568 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27106?

The closest are 27109 (2.8 mi), 27010 (2.8 mi), 27104 (3.7 mi), 27040 (4.3 mi) and 27105 (5.1 mi).

Is 27106 a PO Box ZIP code?

27106 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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