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27283

ZIP 27283 is Julian, North Carolina, mostly in Guilford County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Guilford +1 more
Population
3,366
Coordinates
35.9515, -79.6354
☼ Live from 27283 — Julian, NC

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Where 27283 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27283
  • 🔢 Type 27283 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27283 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101010010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27282 (Jamestown, NC, 17 mi away) and 27284 (Kernersville, NC, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27283 becomes 38272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22738, 23278, 23827, 23872, 27823, 27832, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83722 in Boise, ID, 1,996 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,065 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27283 and you would come out at 35.95°S, 100.36°E — 929 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 25.8 square miles of land, 27283 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,366This ZIP3,366
Households1,354This ZIP1,354
Housing units1,467This ZIP1,467
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,402This ZIP$90,402North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$290,700This ZIP$290,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$978This ZIP$978North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density130.6 / sq miThis ZIP130.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees200This ZIP200
Annual payroll$8,662,000This ZIP$8,662,000
Tax returns filed1,550This ZIP1,550
Total adjusted gross income$109,041,000This ZIP$109,041,000

Land area

Land area25.77 sq miThis ZIP25.77 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 27283 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Guilford County 98.5%
Randolph County 1.5%

ZIP codes near 27283

ZIPCityDistance
27233 Climax, NC 5.6 mi
27298 Liberty, NC 6.0 mi
27377 Whitsett, NC 6.3 mi
27313 Pleasant Garden, NC 7.0 mi
27342 Sedalia, NC 8.0 mi
27406 Greensboro, NC 8.0 mi
27215 Burlington, NC 8.3 mi
27201 Alamance, NC 10.2 mi
27216 Burlington, NC 10.9 mi
27401 Greensboro, NC 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27283?

27283 is in Julian, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9515, -79.6354.

What county is 27283 in?

27283 spans 2 counties: Guilford 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 27283?

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

What time zone is 27283 in?

27283 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27283?

About 3,366 people live in ZIP code 27283, in 1,354 households, at 130.6 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 27283?

$90,402 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27283?

The closest are 27233 (5.6 mi), 27298 (6 mi), 27377 (6.3 mi), 27313 (7 mi) and 27342 (8 mi).

Is 27283 a PO Box ZIP code?

27283 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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