27262
ZIP 27262 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 +2 more
- Metro area
- Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Population
- 28,353
- Coordinates
- 35.9631, -80.0417
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Where 27262 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 27262 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,262 = 2 × 43 × 317. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101001111110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27261 (High Point, NC, 8 mi away) and 27263 (High Point, NC, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27262 becomes 26272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22627, 22726, 26722, 27622, 62272, 62722). The farthest-flung twin is 62722 in Springfield, IL, 583 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
- 🎯1,043 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27262 and you would come out at 35.96°S, 99.96°E — 951 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 13.2 square miles of land, 27262 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 28,353This ZIP28,353 |
|---|---|
| Households | 9,679This ZIP9,679 |
| Housing units | 10,678This ZIP10,678 |
| Median age | 33.9This ZIP33.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $65,006This ZIP$65,006North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $236,500This ZIP$236,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,044This ZIP$1,044North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.7%This ZIP35.7% |
| Mean commute | 19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min |
| Population density | 2,149.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,149.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 885This ZIP885 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 13,525This ZIP13,525 |
| Annual payroll | $724,895,000This ZIP$724,895,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 10,150This ZIP10,150 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $920,580,000This ZIP$920,580,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 13.19 sq miThis ZIP13.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Counties 27262 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 | 66.5% |
| Davidson County | 32.9% |
| Randolph County | 0.6% |
Other place names in 27262
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27262
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27268 | High Point, NC | 2.7 mi |
27260 | High Point, NC | 3.1 mi |
27265 | High Point, NC | 3.2 mi |
27373 | Wallburg, NC | 6.3 mi |
27282 | Jamestown, NC | 6.6 mi |
27263 | High Point, NC | 6.9 mi |
27360 | Thomasville, NC | 7.8 mi |
27261 | High Point, NC | 8.2 mi |
27264 | High Point, NC | 8.2 mi |
27107 | Winston-Salem, NC | 8.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27262?
27262 is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9631, -80.0417.
What county is 27262 in?
27262 spans 3 counties: Guilford County, Davidson 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 27262?
High Point uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27262 in?
27262 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27262?
About 28,353 people live in ZIP code 27262, in 9,679 households, at 2,149.7 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 27262?
$65,006 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27262?
The closest are 27268 (2.7 mi), 27260 (3.1 mi), 27265 (3.2 mi), 27373 (6.3 mi) and 27282 (6.6 mi).
Is 27262 a PO Box ZIP code?
27262 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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