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27288

ZIP 27288 is in Eden, North Carolina, in Rockingham County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time. Eden has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 27289.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockingham
Population
22,926
Coordinates
36.4976, -79.7500
☼ Live from 27288 — Eden, NC

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Where 27288 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27288
  • 🔢 Type 27288 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,288 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 379. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27285 (Kernersville, NC, 32 mi away) and 27289 (Eden, NC, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27288 becomes 88272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27828, 27882, 28278, 28287, 28728, 28782, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78228 in San Antonio, TX, 1,192 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,046 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27288 and you would come out at 36.50°S, 100.25°E — 944 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 71.4 square miles of land, 27288 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,926This ZIP22,926
Households9,910This ZIP9,910
Housing units11,218This ZIP11,218
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,594This ZIP$52,594North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$136,700This ZIP$136,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$815This ZIP$815North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density321.0 / sq miThis ZIP321.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments409This ZIP409
Employees5,840This ZIP5,840
Annual payroll$238,901,000This ZIP$238,901,000
Tax returns filed9,530This ZIP9,530
Total adjusted gross income$478,525,000This ZIP$478,525,000

Land area

Land area71.42 sq miThis ZIP71.42 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi

Other place names in 27288

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ZIP codes near 27288

ZIPCityDistance
27289 Eden, NC 7.4 mi
27323 Reidsville, NC 7.4 mi
27375 Wentworth, NC 7.4 mi
24069 Cascade, VA 8.1 mi
24148 Ridgeway, VA 9.1 mi
27048 Stoneville, NC 9.4 mi
27326 Ruffin, NC 11.0 mi
27320 Reidsville, NC 11.9 mi
24054 Axton, VA 13.0 mi
27027 Mayodan, NC 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27288?

27288 is in Eden, North Carolina, in Rockingham County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4976, -79.7500.

What county is 27288 in?

27288 lies in Rockingham County.

What area code is 27288?

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

What time zone is 27288 in?

27288 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27288?

About 22,926 people live in ZIP code 27288, in 9,910 households, at 321.0 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 27288?

$52,594 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27288?

The closest are 27289 (7.4 mi), 27323 (7.4 mi), 27375 (7.4 mi), 24069 (8.1 mi) and 24148 (9.1 mi).

Is 27288 a PO Box ZIP code?

27288 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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