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27295

ZIP 27295 is in Lexington, North Carolina, in Davidson County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time. Lexington has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 27292, 27293 and 27294.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Davidson
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
Population
39,267
Coordinates
35.8676, -80.3171
☼ Live from 27295 — Lexington, NC

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Where 27295 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27295
  • 🔢 Type 27295 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SGZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,295 = 5 × 53 × 103. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101010011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27294 (Lexington, NC, 5 mi away) and 27298 (Liberty, NC, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27295 becomes 59272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22579, 22957, 25729, 25927, 25972, 27259, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97225 in Portland, OR, 2,292 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯1,031 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27295 and you would come out at 35.87°S, 99.68°E — 965 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 127.6 square miles of land, 27295 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 97 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,267This ZIP39,267
Households16,144This ZIP16,144
Housing units17,244This ZIP17,244
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,961This ZIP$63,961North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$211,300This ZIP$211,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$932This ZIP$932North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density307.6 / sq miThis ZIP307.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments542This ZIP542
Employees6,528This ZIP6,528
Annual payroll$290,767,000This ZIP$290,767,000
Tax returns filed18,600This ZIP18,600
Total adjusted gross income$1,246,440,000This ZIP$1,246,440,000

Land area

Land area127.64 sq miThis ZIP127.64 sq mi
Water area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi

Other place names in 27295

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ZIP codes near 27295

ZIPCityDistance
27293 Lexington, NC 2.5 mi
27361 Thomasville, NC 2.5 mi
27294 Lexington, NC 4.7 mi
27374 Welcome, NC 4.8 mi
27006 Advance, NC 8.5 mi
27299 Linwood, NC 8.6 mi
27012 Clemmons, NC 10.6 mi
27127 Winston-Salem, NC 10.8 mi
27292 Lexington, NC 10.8 mi
27360 Thomasville, NC 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27295?

27295 is in Lexington, North Carolina, in Davidson County, part of the Winston-Salem, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8676, -80.3171.

What county is 27295 in?

27295 lies in Davidson County.

What area code is 27295?

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

What time zone is 27295 in?

27295 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27295?

About 39,267 people live in ZIP code 27295, in 16,144 households, at 307.6 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 27295?

$63,961 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27295?

The closest are 27293 (2.5 mi), 27361 (2.5 mi), 27294 (4.7 mi), 27374 (4.8 mi) and 27006 (8.5 mi).

Is 27295 a PO Box ZIP code?

27295 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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