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27203

ZIP 27203 is in Asheboro, North Carolina, in Randolph County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time. Asheboro has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 27204 and 27205.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph
Population
23,224
Coordinates
35.7285, -79.7865
☼ Live from 27203 — Asheboro, NC

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Where 27203 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27203
  • 🔢 Type 27203 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,203 = 11 × 2473. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27202 (Altamahaw, NC, 35 mi away) and 27204 (Asheboro, NC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27203 becomes 30272 — and that is a real ZIP code: Red Oak, GA, 305 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02327, 02723, 03227, 03272, 20237, 20372, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73022 in Concho, OK, 1,020 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,062 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27203 and you would come out at 35.73°S, 100.21°E — 934 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 22.5 square miles of land, 27203 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,224This ZIP23,224
Households9,634This ZIP9,634
Housing units10,244This ZIP10,244
Median age34.2This ZIP34.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$46,336This ZIP$46,336North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$156,300This ZIP$156,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$892This ZIP$892North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density1,032.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,032.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments815This ZIP815
Employees14,787This ZIP14,787
Annual payroll$634,714,000This ZIP$634,714,000
Tax returns filed9,300This ZIP9,300
Total adjusted gross income$416,102,000This ZIP$416,102,000

Land area

Land area22.49 sq miThis ZIP22.49 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 27203

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ZIP codes near 27203

ZIPCityDistance
27248 Franklinville, NC 5.5 mi
27204 Asheboro, NC 5.5 mi
27205 Asheboro, NC 7.2 mi
27230 Cedar Falls, NC 7.3 mi
27317 Randleman, NC 7.8 mi
27350 Sophia, NC 7.9 mi
27316 Ramseur, NC 9.3 mi
27370 Trinity, NC 12.1 mi
27233 Climax, NC 12.2 mi
27355 Staley, NC 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27203?

27203 is in Asheboro, North Carolina, in Randolph County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7285, -79.7865.

What county is 27203 in?

27203 lies in Randolph County.

What area code is 27203?

Asheboro uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27203 in?

27203 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27203?

About 23,224 people live in ZIP code 27203, in 9,634 households, at 1,032.7 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 27203?

$46,336 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27203?

The closest are 27248 (5.5 mi), 27204 (5.5 mi), 27205 (7.2 mi), 27230 (7.3 mi) and 27317 (7.8 mi).

Is 27203 a PO Box ZIP code?

27203 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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