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27233

ZIP 27233 is Climax, North Carolina, mostly in Randolph County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph +1 more
Population
3,178
Coordinates
35.8925, -79.7050
☼ Live from 27233 — Climax, NC

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Where 27233 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27233
  • 🔢 Type 27233 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,233 = 113 × 241. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27231 (Cedar Grove, NC, 36 mi away) and 27235 (Colfax, NC, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27233 becomes 33272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22733, 23237, 23273, 23327, 27323, 27332, …). The farthest-flung twin is 72332 in Edmondson, AR, 598 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,063 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27233 and you would come out at 35.89°S, 100.30°E — 932 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 24.4 square miles of land, 27233 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,178This ZIP3,178
Households1,171This ZIP1,171
Housing units1,256This ZIP1,256
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$83,819This ZIP$83,819North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$269,200This ZIP$269,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%This ZIP23.9%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density130.3 / sq miThis ZIP130.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees522This ZIP522
Annual payroll$37,241,000This ZIP$37,241,000
Tax returns filed1,580This ZIP1,580
Total adjusted gross income$106,192,000This ZIP$106,192,000

Land area

Land area24.40 sq miThis ZIP24.40 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 27233 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Randolph County 66.7%
Guilford County 33.3%

ZIP codes near 27233

ZIPCityDistance
27313 Pleasant Garden, NC 4.0 mi
27283 Julian, NC 5.6 mi
27317 Randleman, NC 6.5 mi
27204 Asheboro, NC 7.3 mi
27248 Franklinville, NC 7.6 mi
27298 Liberty, NC 7.7 mi
27406 Greensboro, NC 8.1 mi
27355 Staley, NC 10.6 mi
27230 Cedar Falls, NC 11.6 mi
27377 Whitsett, NC 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27233?

27233 is in Climax, North Carolina, in Randolph County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8925, -79.7050.

What county is 27233 in?

27233 spans 2 counties: Randolph County and Guilford County. Most of it falls in Randolph 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 area code is 27233?

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

What time zone is 27233 in?

27233 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27233?

About 3,178 people live in ZIP code 27233, in 1,171 households, at 130.3 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 27233?

$83,819 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27233?

The closest are 27313 (4 mi), 27283 (5.6 mi), 27317 (6.5 mi), 27204 (7.3 mi) and 27248 (7.6 mi).

Is 27233 a PO Box ZIP code?

27233 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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