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27231

ZIP 27231 is Cedar Grove, North Carolina, mostly in Orange County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange +2 more
Population
2,331
Coordinates
36.1952, -79.1747
☼ Live from 27231 — Cedar Grove, NC

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Where 27231 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27231
  • 🔢 Type 27231 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,231 = 3 × 29 × 313. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27230 (Cedar Falls, NC, 48 mi away) and 27233 (Climax, NC, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27231 becomes 13272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12237, 12723, 12732, 17223, 17232, 17322, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73122 in Oklahoma City, OK, 1,032 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,083 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27231 and you would come out at 36.20°S, 100.83°E — 908 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 35.1 square miles of land, 27231 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,331This ZIP2,331
Households991This ZIP991
Housing units1,093This ZIP1,093
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,471This ZIP$64,471North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$248,900This ZIP$248,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$690This ZIP$690North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%This ZIP31.9%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density66.5 / sq miThis ZIP66.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees80This ZIP80
Annual payroll$2,763,000This ZIP$2,763,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$78,478,000This ZIP$78,478,000

Land area

Land area35.07 sq miThis ZIP35.07 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 27231 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Orange County 97.2%
Caswell County 1.7%
Person County 1.1%

ZIP codes near 27231

ZIPCityDistance
27302 Mebane, NC 6.4 mi
27541 Hurdle Mills, NC 7.0 mi
27314 Prospect Hill, NC 8.0 mi
27278 Hillsborough, NC 8.8 mi
27243 Efland, NC 9.4 mi
27217 Burlington, NC 11.5 mi
27258 Haw River, NC 12.5 mi
27379 Yanceyville, NC 15.0 mi
27291 Leasburg, NC 15.4 mi
27583 Timberlake, NC 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27231?

27231 is in Cedar Grove, North Carolina, in Orange County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1952, -79.1747.

What county is 27231 in?

27231 spans 3 counties: Orange County, Caswell County and Person County. Most of it falls in Orange County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 27231 in?

27231 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27231?

About 2,331 people live in ZIP code 27231, in 991 households, at 66.5 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 27231?

$64,471 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27231?

The closest are 27302 (6.4 mi), 27541 (7 mi), 27314 (8 mi), 27278 (8.8 mi) and 27243 (9.4 mi).

Is 27231 a PO Box ZIP code?

27231 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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