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27243

ZIP 27243 is Efland, North Carolina, in Orange County; area codes 984 and 919; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
5,677
Coordinates
36.0606, -79.2018
☼ Live from 27243 — Efland, NC

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Where 27243 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27243
  • 🔢 Type 27243 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,243 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 1009. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27242 (Eagle Springs, NC, 56 mi away) and 27244 (Elon, NC, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27243 becomes 34272 — and that is a real ZIP code: Laurel, FL, 644 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22437, 22473, 22734, 22743, 23274, 23427, …). The farthest-flung twin is 72342 in Helena, AR, 656 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,085 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27243 and you would come out at 36.06°S, 100.80°E — 907 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 40.3 square miles of land, 27243 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,677This ZIP5,677
Households2,138This ZIP2,138
Housing units2,392This ZIP2,392
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$84,348This ZIP$84,348North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$298,600This ZIP$298,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%This ZIP34.7%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density140.9 / sq miThis ZIP140.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments57This ZIP57
Employees275This ZIP275
Annual payroll$9,724,000This ZIP$9,724,000
Tax returns filed2,250This ZIP2,250
Total adjusted gross income$200,737,000This ZIP$200,737,000

Land area

Land area40.28 sq miThis ZIP40.28 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 27243

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

ZIP codes near 27243

ZIPCityDistance
27302 Mebane, NC 6.2 mi
27278 Hillsborough, NC 6.7 mi
27258 Haw River, NC 8.5 mi
27359 Swepsonville, NC 9.1 mi
27231 Cedar Grove, NC 9.4 mi
27340 Saxapahaw, NC 10.0 mi
27253 Graham, NC 10.4 mi
27514 Chapel Hill, NC 10.6 mi
27516 Chapel Hill, NC 11.0 mi
27510 Carrboro, NC 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27243?

27243 is in Efland, North Carolina, in Orange County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0606, -79.2018.

What county is 27243 in?

27243 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 27243?

Efland uses area codes 984 and 919, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27243 in?

27243 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27243?

About 5,677 people live in ZIP code 27243, in 2,138 households, at 140.9 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 27243?

$84,348 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27243?

The closest are 27302 (6.2 mi), 27278 (6.7 mi), 27258 (8.5 mi), 27359 (9.1 mi) and 27231 (9.4 mi).

Is 27243 a PO Box ZIP code?

27243 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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