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27281

ZIP 27281 is Jackson Springs, North Carolina, mostly in Moore County; area code 910; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Moore +2 more
Population
3,864
Coordinates
35.1874, -79.6251
☼ Live from 27281 — Jackson Springs, NC

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Where 27281 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27281
  • 🔢 Type 27281 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27281 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27278 (Hillsborough, NC, 69 mi away) and 27282 (Jamestown, NC, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27281 becomes 18272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12827, 12872, 17228, 17822, 21278, 21287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87122 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,513 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,085 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27281 and you would come out at 35.19°S, 100.37°E — 918 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 68.3 square miles of land, 27281 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,864This ZIP3,864
Households1,545This ZIP1,545
Housing units1,748This ZIP1,748
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,547This ZIP$74,547North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$292,400This ZIP$292,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,420This ZIP$1,420North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density56.6 / sq miThis ZIP56.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees331This ZIP331
Annual payroll$15,806,000This ZIP$15,806,000
Tax returns filed1,460This ZIP1,460
Total adjusted gross income$124,352,000This ZIP$124,352,000

Land area

Land area68.30 sq miThis ZIP68.30 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 27281 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Moore County 58.7%
Montgomery County 29.0%
Richmond County 12.3%

Other place names in 27281

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ZIP codes near 27281

ZIPCityDistance
28367 Norman, NC 5.7 mi
27376 West End, NC 7.7 mi
28338 Ellerbe, NC 9.1 mi
28374 Pinehurst, NC 9.4 mi
27242 Eagle Springs, NC 9.9 mi
28370 Pinehurst, NC 10.0 mi
28347 Hoffman, NC 10.0 mi
27229 Candor, NC 10.1 mi
28373 Pinebluff, NC 10.2 mi
28315 Aberdeen, NC 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27281?

27281 is in Jackson Springs, North Carolina, in Moore County, part of the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.1874, -79.6251.

What county is 27281 in?

27281 spans 3 counties: Moore County, Montgomery County and Richmond County. Most of it falls in Moore 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 27281?

Jackson Springs uses area code 910, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27281 in?

27281 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27281?

About 3,864 people live in ZIP code 27281, in 1,545 households, at 56.6 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 27281?

$74,547 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27281?

The closest are 28367 (5.7 mi), 27376 (7.7 mi), 28338 (9.1 mi), 28374 (9.4 mi) and 27242 (9.9 mi).

Is 27281 a PO Box ZIP code?

27281 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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