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27298

ZIP 27298 is Liberty, North Carolina, mostly in Randolph County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph +3 more
Population
10,090
Coordinates
35.8851, -79.5675
☼ Live from 27298 — Liberty, NC

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Where 27298 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27298
  • 🔢 Type 27298 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGZLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,298 = 2 × 13649. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101010100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27295 (Lexington, NC, 42 mi away) and 27299 (Linwood, NC, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27298 becomes 89272, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22987, 27289, 27829, 27892, 27928, 27982, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98227 in Bellingham, WA, 2,329 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,070 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27298 and you would come out at 35.89°S, 100.43°E — 924 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 94.8 square miles of land, 27298 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,090This ZIP10,090
Households3,752This ZIP3,752
Housing units4,153This ZIP4,153
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$69,421This ZIP$69,421North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$214,700This ZIP$214,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$887This ZIP$887North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density106.4 / sq miThis ZIP106.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments186This ZIP186
Employees2,077This ZIP2,077
Annual payroll$120,627,000This ZIP$120,627,000
Tax returns filed4,910This ZIP4,910
Total adjusted gross income$313,135,000This ZIP$313,135,000

Land area

Land area94.81 sq miThis ZIP94.81 sq mi
Water area0.97 sq miThis ZIP0.97 sq mi

Counties 27298 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Randolph County 44.5%
Alamance County 30.7%
Guilford County 23.8%
Chatham County 1.0%

Other place names in 27298

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ZIP codes near 27298

ZIPCityDistance
27283 Julian, NC 6.0 mi
27355 Staley, NC 6.8 mi
27233 Climax, NC 7.7 mi
27349 Snow Camp, NC 8.4 mi
27215 Burlington, NC 9.7 mi
27377 Whitsett, NC 10.7 mi
27204 Asheboro, NC 10.9 mi
27248 Franklinville, NC 10.9 mi
27313 Pleasant Garden, NC 11.1 mi
27201 Alamance, NC 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27298?

27298 is in Liberty, North Carolina, in Randolph County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8851, -79.5675.

What county is 27298 in?

27298 spans 4 counties: Randolph County, Alamance County, Guilford County and Chatham County. Most of it falls in Randolph 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 27298?

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

What time zone is 27298 in?

27298 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27298?

About 10,090 people live in ZIP code 27298, in 3,752 households, at 106.4 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 27298?

$69,421 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27298?

The closest are 27283 (6 mi), 27355 (6.8 mi), 27233 (7.7 mi), 27349 (8.4 mi) and 27215 (9.7 mi).

Is 27298 a PO Box ZIP code?

27298 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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