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27244

ZIP 27244 is Elon, North Carolina, mostly in Alamance County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Alamance +2 more
Metro area
Burlington, NC
Population
16,329
Coordinates
36.2158, -79.4866
☼ Live from 27244 — Elon, NC

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Where 27244 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27244
  • 🔢 Type 27244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,244 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 139. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27243 (Efland, NC, 19 mi away) and 27247 (Ether, NC, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27244 becomes 44272 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rootstown, OH, 349 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24472, 24724, 42274, 42724, 42742, 44272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74422 in Boynton, OK, 906 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,067 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27244 and you would come out at 36.22°S, 100.51°E — 925 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 53.8 square miles of land, 27244 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,329This ZIP16,329
Households4,509This ZIP4,509
Housing units5,360This ZIP5,360
Median age23.0This ZIP23.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$75,323This ZIP$75,323North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$278,000This ZIP$278,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$972This ZIP$972North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%This ZIP34.7%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density303.6 / sq miThis ZIP303.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments153This ZIP153
Employees3,547This ZIP3,547
Annual payroll$196,493,000This ZIP$196,493,000
Tax returns filed5,320This ZIP5,320
Total adjusted gross income$476,964,000This ZIP$476,964,000

Land area

Land area53.78 sq miThis ZIP53.78 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Counties 27244 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Alamance County 46.6%
Caswell County 42.0%
Guilford County 11.4%

Other place names in 27244

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ZIP codes near 27244

ZIPCityDistance
27202 Altamahaw, NC 2.4 mi
27217 Burlington, NC 6.2 mi
27249 Gibsonville, NC 6.5 mi
27214 Browns Summit, NC 10.3 mi
27216 Burlington, NC 11.6 mi
27258 Haw River, NC 11.9 mi
27301 Mc Leansville, NC 12.2 mi
27201 Alamance, NC 12.6 mi
27379 Yanceyville, NC 12.7 mi
27342 Sedalia, NC 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27244?

27244 is in Elon, North Carolina, in Alamance County, part of the Burlington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2158, -79.4866.

What county is 27244 in?

27244 spans 3 counties: Alamance County, Caswell County and Guilford County. Most of it falls in Alamance 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 27244?

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

What time zone is 27244 in?

27244 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27244?

About 16,329 people live in ZIP code 27244, in 4,509 households, at 303.6 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 27244?

$75,323 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27244?

The closest are 27202 (2.4 mi), 27217 (6.2 mi), 27249 (6.5 mi), 27214 (10.3 mi) and 27216 (11.6 mi).

Is 27244 a PO Box ZIP code?

27244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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