27202
ZIP 27202 is Altamahaw, North Carolina, in Alamance County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Alamance
- Metro area
- Burlington, NC
- Population
- 135
- Coordinates
- 36.1856, -79.5060
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Where 27202 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.
- 🔢 Type 27202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,202 = 2 × 7 × 29 × 67. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101001000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27201 (Alamance, NC, 11 mi away) and 27203 (Asheboro, NC, 35 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27202 becomes 20272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02722, 20227, 20722, 22027, 22207, 22720, …). The farthest-flung twin is 72022 in Bryant, AR, 739 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
- 🎯1,066 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27202 and you would come out at 36.19°S, 100.49°E — 926 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
- 📏 At 0.018 square miles of land, 27202 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 9 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 135This ZIP135 |
|---|---|
| Households | 37This ZIP37 |
| Housing units | 37This ZIP37 |
| Median age | 23.0This ZIP23.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Population density | 7,500.0 / sq miThis ZIP7,500.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27202
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27202
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27244 | Elon, NC | 2.4 mi |
27249 | Gibsonville, NC | 4.5 mi |
27217 | Burlington, NC | 7.0 mi |
27214 | Browns Summit, NC | 9.3 mi |
27216 | Burlington, NC | 9.7 mi |
27301 | Mc Leansville, NC | 10.2 mi |
27342 | Sedalia, NC | 10.4 mi |
27201 | Alamance, NC | 10.5 mi |
27258 | Haw River, NC | 11.2 mi |
27377 | Whitsett, NC | 11.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27202?
27202 is in Altamahaw, North Carolina, in Alamance County, part of the Burlington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1856, -79.5060.
What county is 27202 in?
27202 lies in Alamance County.
What area code is 27202?
Altamahaw uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27202 in?
27202 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27202?
About 135 people live in ZIP code 27202, in 37 households, at 7,500.0 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 27202?
The closest are 27244 (2.4 mi), 27249 (4.5 mi), 27217 (7 mi), 27214 (9.3 mi) and 27216 (9.7 mi).
Is 27202 a PO Box ZIP code?
27202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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