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27248

ZIP 27248 is Franklinville, North Carolina, in Randolph County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph
Population
4,234
Coordinates
35.7832, -79.7165
☼ Live from 27248 — Franklinville, NC

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Where 27248 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27248
  • 🔢 Type 27248 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,248 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 131. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27247 (Ether, NC, 23 mi away) and 27249 (Gibsonville, NC, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27248 becomes 84272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 22847, 24827, 24872, 27284, 27824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,065 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27248 and you would come out at 35.78°S, 100.28°E — 931 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 34.4 square miles of land, 27248 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,234This ZIP4,234
Households1,607This ZIP1,607
Housing units1,907This ZIP1,907
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$72,219This ZIP$72,219North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$189,500This ZIP$189,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$799This ZIP$799North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density123.1 / sq miThis ZIP123.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees514This ZIP514
Annual payroll$20,748,000This ZIP$20,748,000
Tax returns filed1,900This ZIP1,900
Total adjusted gross income$113,844,000This ZIP$113,844,000

Land area

Land area34.38 sq miThis ZIP34.38 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 27248

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

ZIP codes near 27248

ZIPCityDistance
27204 Asheboro, NC 0.4 mi
27203 Asheboro, NC 5.5 mi
27317 Randleman, NC 6.2 mi
27233 Climax, NC 7.6 mi
27316 Ramseur, NC 7.8 mi
27355 Staley, NC 8.3 mi
27230 Cedar Falls, NC 9.2 mi
27350 Sophia, NC 9.8 mi
27313 Pleasant Garden, NC 10.5 mi
27298 Liberty, NC 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27248?

27248 is in Franklinville, North Carolina, in Randolph County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7832, -79.7165.

What county is 27248 in?

27248 lies in Randolph County.

What area code is 27248?

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

What time zone is 27248 in?

27248 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27248?

About 4,234 people live in ZIP code 27248, in 1,607 households, at 123.1 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 27248?

$72,219 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27248?

The closest are 27204 (0.4 mi), 27203 (5.5 mi), 27317 (6.2 mi), 27233 (7.6 mi) and 27316 (7.8 mi).

Is 27248 a PO Box ZIP code?

27248 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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