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27253

ZIP 27253 is Graham, North Carolina, in Alamance County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Alamance
Metro area
Burlington, NC
Population
33,114
Coordinates
35.9662, -79.3474
☼ Live from 27253 — Graham, NC

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Where 27253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27253
  • 🔢 Type 27253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27253 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27252 (Goldston, NC, 28 mi away) and 27256 (Gulf, NC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27253 becomes 35272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22735, 25327, 25723, 27235, 27325, 27523, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57232 in Eden, SD, 1,152 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,080 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27253 and you would come out at 35.97°S, 100.65°E — 913 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 81.9 square miles of land, 27253 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,114This ZIP33,114
Households14,136This ZIP14,136
Housing units15,339This ZIP15,339
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$62,774This ZIP$62,774North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$235,800This ZIP$235,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,041This ZIP$1,041North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density404.3 / sq miThis ZIP404.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments577This ZIP577
Employees6,313This ZIP6,313
Annual payroll$295,008,000This ZIP$295,008,000
Tax returns filed15,430This ZIP15,430
Total adjusted gross income$970,580,000This ZIP$970,580,000

Land area

Land area81.91 sq miThis ZIP81.91 sq mi
Water area1.84 sq miThis ZIP1.84 sq mi

Other place names in 27253

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

ZIP codes near 27253

ZIPCityDistance
27340 Saxapahaw, NC 2.5 mi
27359 Swepsonville, NC 3.9 mi
27349 Snow Camp, NC 6.3 mi
27258 Haw River, NC 8.1 mi
27201 Alamance, NC 9.0 mi
27216 Burlington, NC 9.3 mi
27215 Burlington, NC 10.0 mi
27243 Efland, NC 10.4 mi
27516 Chapel Hill, NC 11.5 mi
27302 Mebane, NC 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27253?

27253 is in Graham, North Carolina, in Alamance County, part of the Burlington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9662, -79.3474.

What county is 27253 in?

27253 lies in Alamance County.

What area code is 27253?

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

What time zone is 27253 in?

27253 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27253?

About 33,114 people live in ZIP code 27253, in 14,136 households, at 404.3 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 27253?

$62,774 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27253?

The closest are 27340 (2.5 mi), 27359 (3.9 mi), 27349 (6.3 mi), 27258 (8.1 mi) and 27201 (9 mi).

Is 27253 a PO Box ZIP code?

27253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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