Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 27311 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 27311 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIELZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,311 = 31 × 881. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101010101111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27310 (Oak Ridge, NC, 36 mi away) and 27312 (Pittsboro, NC, 52 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27311 becomes 11372 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jackson Heights, NY, 422 miles away.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11237, 11372, 11732, 12137, 12173, 13217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73112 in Oklahoma City, OK, 1,012 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
- 🎯1,061 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27311 and you would come out at 36.48°S, 100.53°E — 929 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
- 📏 At 49.1 square miles of land, 27311 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,842This ZIP3,842 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,367This ZIP1,367 |
| Housing units | 1,561This ZIP1,561 |
| Median age | 36.7This ZIP36.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $39,044This ZIP$39,044North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $128,200This ZIP$128,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $586This ZIP$586North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10.7%This ZIP10.7% |
| Mean commute | 32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min |
| Population density | 78.2 / sq miThis ZIP78.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 25This ZIP25 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 95This ZIP95 |
| Annual payroll | $2,763,000This ZIP$2,763,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 1,380This ZIP1,380 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $68,263,000This ZIP$68,263,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 49.10 sq miThis ZIP49.10 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
Counties 27311 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Caswell County | 82.0% |
| Rockingham County | 18.1% |
Other place names in 27311
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27311
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27315 | Providence, NC | 4.4 mi |
27326 | Ruffin, NC | 4.8 mi |
24541 | Danville, VA | 7.9 mi |
24543 | Danville, VA | 8.5 mi |
27212 | Blanch, NC | 10.7 mi |
27379 | Yanceyville, NC | 10.7 mi |
24540 | Danville, VA | 11.0 mi |
24069 | Cascade, VA | 11.6 mi |
24586 | Ringgold, VA | 14.0 mi |
27320 | Reidsville, NC | 14.1 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 27311 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27311?
27311 is in Pelham, North Carolina, in Caswell County. Its published point location is 36.4797, -79.4726.
What county is 27311 in?
27311 spans 2 counties: Caswell County and Rockingham County. Most of it falls in Caswell 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 27311?
Pelham uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27311 in?
27311 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27311?
About 3,842 people live in ZIP code 27311, in 1,367 households, at 78.2 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 27311?
$39,044 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27311?
The closest are 27315 (4.4 mi), 27326 (4.8 mi), 24541 (7.9 mi), 24543 (8.5 mi) and 27212 (10.7 mi).
Is 27311 a PO Box ZIP code?
27311 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “27311 ZIP Code — Pelham, North Carolina (Caswell County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/27311
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/27311.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.