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27252

ZIP 27252 is Goldston, North Carolina, in Chatham County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chatham
Population
1,425
Coordinates
35.5603, -79.3550
☼ Live from 27252 — Goldston, NC

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Where 27252 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27252
  • 🔢 Type 27252 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,252 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 757. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27249 (Gibsonville, NC, 44 mi away) and 27253 (Graham, NC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27252 becomes 25272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22572, 22725, 25722, 27522, 52227, 52722, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75222 in Dallas, TX, 1,013 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,089 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27252 and you would come out at 35.56°S, 100.65°E — 908 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 37.1 square miles of land, 27252 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,425This ZIP1,425
Households620This ZIP620
Housing units734This ZIP734
Median age55.2This ZIP55.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,435This ZIP$50,435North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$171,600This ZIP$171,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$947This ZIP$947North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density38.5 / sq miThis ZIP38.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees201This ZIP201
Annual payroll$10,154,000This ZIP$10,154,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$54,283,000This ZIP$54,283,000

Land area

Land area37.05 sq miThis ZIP37.05 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 27252

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

ZIP codes near 27252

ZIPCityDistance
27207 Bear Creek, NC 3.8 mi
27256 Gulf, NC 4.5 mi
27213 Bonlee, NC 6.8 mi
27330 Sanford, NC 10.1 mi
27208 Bennett, NC 10.6 mi
27259 Highfalls, NC 10.7 mi
27331 Sanford, NC 11.3 mi
27344 Siler City, NC 12.0 mi
27237 Cumnock, NC 12.4 mi
27325 Robbins, NC 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27252?

27252 is in Goldston, North Carolina, in Chatham County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5603, -79.3550.

What county is 27252 in?

27252 lies in Chatham County.

What area code is 27252?

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

What time zone is 27252 in?

27252 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27252?

About 1,425 people live in ZIP code 27252, in 620 households, at 38.5 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 27252?

$50,435 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27252?

The closest are 27207 (3.8 mi), 27256 (4.5 mi), 27213 (6.8 mi), 27330 (10.1 mi) and 27208 (10.6 mi).

Is 27252 a PO Box ZIP code?

27252 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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