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27109

ZIP 27109 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
2,823
Coordinates
36.1337, -80.2754
☼ Live from 27109 — Winston-Salem, NC

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Where 27109 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 27109
  • 🔢 Type 27109 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOILZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27109 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110100111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27108 (Winston-Salem, NC, 8 mi away) and 27110 (Winston-Salem, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27109 becomes 90172, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09721 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,563 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯1,027 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27109 and you would come out at 36.13°S, 99.72°E — 967 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 0.304 square miles of land, 27109 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 147 football fields.
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People and housing

Population2,823This ZIP2,823
Households0
Housing units0
Median age19.8This ZIP19.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density9,286.2 / sq miThis ZIP9,286.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees4,886This ZIP4,886
Annual payroll$250,720,000This ZIP$250,720,000

Land area

Land area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 27109

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

ZIP codes near 27109

ZIPCityDistance
27106 Winston-Salem, NC 2.8 mi
27111 Winston-Salem, NC 2.9 mi
27113 Winston-Salem, NC 2.9 mi
27114 Winston-Salem, NC 2.9 mi
27115 Winston-Salem, NC 2.9 mi
27116 Winston-Salem, NC 2.9 mi
27120 Winston-Salem, NC 2.9 mi
27199 Winston-Salem, NC 2.9 mi
27105 Winston-Salem, NC 3.0 mi
27110 Winston-Salem, NC 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27109?

27109 is in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1337, -80.2754.

What county is 27109 in?

27109 lies in Forsyth County.

What area code is 27109?

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

What time zone is 27109 in?

27109 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27109?

About 2,823 people live in ZIP code 27109, at 9,286.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 27109?

The closest are 27106 (2.8 mi), 27111 (2.9 mi), 27113 (2.9 mi), 27114 (2.9 mi) and 27115 (2.9 mi).

Is 27109 a PO Box ZIP code?

27109 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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