27268
ZIP 27268 is in High Point, North Carolina, 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
- Metro area
- Greensboro-High Point, NC
- Population
- 1,611
- Coordinates
- 35.9714, -79.9947
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Where 27268 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 27268 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,268 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 401. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101010000100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27265 (High Point, NC, 3 mi away) and 27278 (Hillsborough, NC, 51 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27268 becomes 86272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26278, 26287, 27628, 27826, 27862, 28627, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78226 in San Antonio, TX, 1,170 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 27268 and you would come out at 35.97°S, 100.01°E — 949 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 0.103 square miles of land, 27268 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 50 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,611This ZIP1,611 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.2This ZIP19.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Mean commute | 11.4 minThis ZIP11.4 min |
| Population density | 15,640.8 / sq miThis ZIP15,640.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27268
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27268
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27260 | High Point, NC | 1.3 mi |
27262 | High Point, NC | 2.7 mi |
27265 | High Point, NC | 3.4 mi |
27282 | Jamestown, NC | 3.9 mi |
27263 | High Point, NC | 5.3 mi |
27409 | Greensboro, NC | 7.1 mi |
27407 | Greensboro, NC | 7.5 mi |
27261 | High Point, NC | 7.7 mi |
27264 | High Point, NC | 7.7 mi |
27373 | Wallburg, NC | 8.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27268?
27268 is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9714, -79.9947.
What county is 27268 in?
27268 lies in Guilford County.
What area code is 27268?
High Point uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27268 in?
27268 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27268?
About 1,611 people live in ZIP code 27268, at 15,640.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 27268?
The closest are 27260 (1.3 mi), 27262 (2.7 mi), 27265 (3.4 mi), 27282 (3.9 mi) and 27263 (5.3 mi).
Is 27268 a PO Box ZIP code?
27268 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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