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27282

ZIP 27282 is Jamestown, North Carolina, in Guilford County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Guilford
Population
15,927
Coordinates
35.9963, -79.9318
☼ Live from 27282 — Jamestown, NC

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Where 27282 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27282
  • 🔢 Type 27282 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,282 = 2 × 3 × 4547. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27281 (Jackson Springs, NC, 58 mi away) and 27283 (Julian, NC, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27282 becomes 28272 — and that is a real ZIP code: Charlotte, NC, 74 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22728, 22827, 27228, 27822, 28227, 28272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82227 in Manville, WY, 1,398 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,048 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27282 and you would come out at 36.00°S, 100.07°E — 946 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 14.7 square miles of land, 27282 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,927This ZIP15,927
Households6,770This ZIP6,770
Housing units7,046This ZIP7,046
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,512This ZIP$91,512North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$312,900This ZIP$312,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,364This ZIP$1,364North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.3%This ZIP50.3%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density1,082.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,082.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments306This ZIP306
Employees3,504This ZIP3,504
Annual payroll$166,931,000This ZIP$166,931,000
Tax returns filed8,170This ZIP8,170
Total adjusted gross income$717,755,000This ZIP$717,755,000

Land area

Land area14.72 sq miThis ZIP14.72 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Other place names in 27282

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 27282

ZIPCityDistance
27407 Greensboro, NC 3.6 mi
27268 High Point, NC 3.9 mi
27260 High Point, NC 4.2 mi
27409 Greensboro, NC 5.5 mi
27265 High Point, NC 5.7 mi
27263 High Point, NC 5.9 mi
27262 High Point, NC 6.6 mi
27403 Greensboro, NC 7.6 mi
27261 High Point, NC 7.8 mi
27264 High Point, NC 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27282?

27282 is in Jamestown, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9963, -79.9318.

What county is 27282 in?

27282 lies in Guilford County.

What area code is 27282?

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

What time zone is 27282 in?

27282 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27282?

About 15,927 people live in ZIP code 27282, in 6,770 households, at 1,082.1 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 27282?

$91,512 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27282?

The closest are 27407 (3.6 mi), 27268 (3.9 mi), 27260 (4.2 mi), 27409 (5.5 mi) and 27265 (5.7 mi).

Is 27282 a PO Box ZIP code?

27282 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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