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27265

ZIP 27265 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
Population
48,798
Coordinates
36.0092, -80.0324
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Where 27265 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27265
  • 🔢 Type 27265 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,265 = 5 × 7 × 19 × 41. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101010000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27264 (High Point, NC, 5 mi away) and 27268 (High Point, NC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27265 becomes 56272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22567, 22576, 22657, 25267, 25276, 25672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57622 in Cherry Creek, SD, 1,277 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 27265 and you would come out at 36.01°S, 99.97°E — 951 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 41.5 square miles of land, 27265 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,798This ZIP48,798
Households21,161This ZIP21,161
Housing units22,231This ZIP22,231
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$73,981This ZIP$73,981North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$266,700This ZIP$266,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,203This ZIP$1,203North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%This ZIP40.9%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density1,175.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,175.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,115This ZIP1,115
Employees16,364This ZIP16,364
Annual payroll$884,466,000This ZIP$884,466,000
Tax returns filed24,960This ZIP24,960
Total adjusted gross income$1,899,527,000This ZIP$1,899,527,000

Land area

Land area41.50 sq miThis ZIP41.50 sq mi
Water area1.04 sq miThis ZIP1.04 sq mi

Counties 27265 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Guilford County 58.4%
Davidson County 38.6%
Forsyth County 3.0%

Other place names in 27265

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ZIP codes near 27265

ZIPCityDistance
27262 High Point, NC 3.2 mi
27268 High Point, NC 3.4 mi
27260 High Point, NC 4.6 mi
27261 High Point, NC 5.0 mi
27264 High Point, NC 5.0 mi
27282 Jamestown, NC 5.7 mi
27409 Greensboro, NC 5.7 mi
27373 Wallburg, NC 6.0 mi
27235 Colfax, NC 6.4 mi
27284 Kernersville, NC 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27265?

27265 is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0092, -80.0324.

What county is 27265 in?

27265 spans 3 counties: Guilford County, Davidson County and Forsyth 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 27265?

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

What time zone is 27265 in?

27265 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27265?

About 48,798 people live in ZIP code 27265, in 21,161 households, at 1,175.9 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 27265?

$73,981 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27265?

The closest are 27262 (3.2 mi), 27268 (3.4 mi), 27260 (4.6 mi), 27261 (5 mi) and 27264 (5 mi).

Is 27265 a PO Box ZIP code?

27265 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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