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27258

ZIP 27258 is Haw River, North Carolina, in Alamance County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Alamance
Metro area
Burlington, NC
Population
6,391
Coordinates
36.0834, -79.3513
☼ Live from 27258 — Haw River, NC

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Where 27258 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27258
  • 🔢 Type 27258 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BSZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,258 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 59. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27256 (Gulf, NC, 36 mi away) and 27259 (Highfalls, NC, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27258 becomes 85272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22578, 25287, 25728, 25827, 27285, 27528, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85722 in Tucson, AZ, 1,817 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,077 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27258 and you would come out at 36.08°S, 100.65°E — 916 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 18.8 square miles of land, 27258 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,391This ZIP6,391
Households2,429This ZIP2,429
Housing units2,636This ZIP2,636
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,079This ZIP$78,079North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$225,400This ZIP$225,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$896This ZIP$896North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%This ZIP27.1%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density340.5 / sq miThis ZIP340.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees1,370This ZIP1,370
Annual payroll$67,464,000This ZIP$67,464,000
Tax returns filed3,580This ZIP3,580
Total adjusted gross income$239,941,000This ZIP$239,941,000

Land area

Land area18.77 sq miThis ZIP18.77 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 27258

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

ZIP codes near 27258

ZIPCityDistance
27359 Swepsonville, NC 4.3 mi
27302 Mebane, NC 6.1 mi
27216 Burlington, NC 7.6 mi
27217 Burlington, NC 7.6 mi
27253 Graham, NC 8.1 mi
27201 Alamance, NC 8.2 mi
27243 Efland, NC 8.5 mi
27340 Saxapahaw, NC 9.8 mi
27215 Burlington, NC 10.1 mi
27202 Altamahaw, NC 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27258?

27258 is in Haw River, North Carolina, in Alamance County, part of the Burlington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0834, -79.3513.

What county is 27258 in?

27258 lies in Alamance County.

What time zone is 27258 in?

27258 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27258?

About 6,391 people live in ZIP code 27258, in 2,429 households, at 340.5 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 27258?

$78,079 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27258?

The closest are 27359 (4.3 mi), 27302 (6.1 mi), 27216 (7.6 mi), 27217 (7.6 mi) and 27253 (8.1 mi).

Is 27258 a PO Box ZIP code?

27258 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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