27260
ZIP 27260 is in High Point, North Carolina, mostly in Guilford County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time. High Point has 7 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Guilford +1 more
- Metro area
- Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Population
- 25,299
- Coordinates
- 35.9542, -79.9871
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Where 27260 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 27260 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,260 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 29 × 47. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101001111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27259 (Highfalls, NC, 41 mi away) and 27261 (High Point, NC, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27260 becomes 06272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02672, 02726, 02762, 06722, 20627, 20726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76022 in Bedford, TX, 1,000 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
- 🎯1,046 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27260 and you would come out at 35.95°S, 100.01°E — 948 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 12.4 square miles of land, 27260 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 25,299This ZIP25,299 |
|---|---|
| Households | 9,941This ZIP9,941 |
| Housing units | 11,025This ZIP11,025 |
| Median age | 36.4This ZIP36.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $42,308This ZIP$42,308North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $128,100This ZIP$128,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $860This ZIP$860North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.6%This ZIP11.6% |
| Mean commute | 19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min |
| Population density | 2,043.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,043.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 612This ZIP612 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11,975This ZIP11,975 |
| Annual payroll | $666,970,000This ZIP$666,970,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 9,830This ZIP9,830 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $371,551,000This ZIP$371,551,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 12.38 sq miThis ZIP12.38 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
Counties 27260 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Guilford County | 96.5% |
| Randolph County | 3.5% |
Other place names in 27260
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27260
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27268 | High Point, NC | 1.3 mi |
27262 | High Point, NC | 3.1 mi |
27263 | High Point, NC | 4.1 mi |
27282 | Jamestown, NC | 4.2 mi |
27265 | High Point, NC | 4.6 mi |
27407 | Greensboro, NC | 7.6 mi |
27409 | Greensboro, NC | 8.2 mi |
27261 | High Point, NC | 9.0 mi |
27264 | High Point, NC | 9.0 mi |
27360 | Thomasville, NC | 9.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27260?
27260 is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9542, -79.9871.
What county is 27260 in?
27260 spans 2 counties: Guilford County and Randolph County. Most of it falls in Guilford 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 27260?
High Point uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27260 in?
27260 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27260?
About 25,299 people live in ZIP code 27260, in 9,941 households, at 2,043.9 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 27260?
$42,308 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27260?
The closest are 27268 (1.3 mi), 27262 (3.1 mi), 27263 (4.1 mi), 27282 (4.2 mi) and 27265 (4.6 mi).
Is 27260 a PO Box ZIP code?
27260 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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