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27235

ZIP 27235 is Colfax, North Carolina, in Guilford County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Guilford
Population
5,237
Coordinates
36.1000, -80.0068
☼ Live from 27235 — Colfax, NC

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Where 27235 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27235
  • 🔢 Type 27235 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,235 = 5 × 13 × 419. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27233 (Climax, NC, 22 mi away) and 27237 (Cumnock, NC, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27235 becomes 53272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22735, 25327, 25723, 27253, 27325, 27523, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57232 in Eden, SD, 1,118 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,042 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27235 and you would come out at 36.10°S, 99.99°E — 951 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 13.3 square miles of land, 27235 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,237This ZIP5,237
Households2,282This ZIP2,282
Housing units2,331This ZIP2,331
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$101,173This ZIP$101,173North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$304,000This ZIP$304,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,079This ZIP$2,079North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%This ZIP43.9%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density393.6 / sq miThis ZIP393.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments142This ZIP142
Employees3,297This ZIP3,297
Annual payroll$198,151,000This ZIP$198,151,000
Tax returns filed2,880This ZIP2,880
Total adjusted gross income$325,527,000This ZIP$325,527,000

Land area

Land area13.31 sq miThis ZIP13.31 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 27235

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

ZIP codes near 27235

ZIPCityDistance
27261 High Point, NC 1.7 mi
27264 High Point, NC 1.7 mi
27409 Greensboro, NC 3.0 mi
27285 Kernersville, NC 4.0 mi
27284 Kernersville, NC 4.3 mi
27310 Oak Ridge, NC 5.2 mi
27410 Greensboro, NC 6.4 mi
27265 High Point, NC 6.4 mi
27282 Jamestown, NC 8.3 mi
27268 High Point, NC 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27235?

27235 is in Colfax, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1000, -80.0068.

What county is 27235 in?

27235 lies in Guilford County.

What area code is 27235?

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

What time zone is 27235 in?

27235 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27235?

About 5,237 people live in ZIP code 27235, in 2,282 households, at 393.6 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 27235?

$101,173 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27235?

The closest are 27261 (1.7 mi), 27264 (1.7 mi), 27409 (3 mi), 27285 (4 mi) and 27284 (4.3 mi).

Is 27235 a PO Box ZIP code?

27235 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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