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27316

ZIP 27316 is Ramseur, North Carolina, in Randolph County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph
Population
7,084
Coordinates
35.6970, -79.6258
☼ Live from 27316 — Ramseur, NC

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Where 27316 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27316
  • 🔢 Type 27316 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIELZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,316 = 2 × 2 × 6829. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27315 (Providence, NC, 58 mi away) and 27317 (Randleman, NC, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27316 becomes 61372 — and that is a real ZIP code: Troy Grove, IL, 647 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12736, 12763, 13627, 13672, 13762, 16327, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76123 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,037 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,072 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27316 and you would come out at 35.70°S, 100.37°E — 925 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 67.7 square miles of land, 27316 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,084This ZIP7,084
Households2,657This ZIP2,657
Housing units3,030This ZIP3,030
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$56,727This ZIP$56,727North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$160,200This ZIP$160,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$777This ZIP$777North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density104.6 / sq miThis ZIP104.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments134This ZIP134
Employees1,545This ZIP1,545
Annual payroll$53,652,000This ZIP$53,652,000
Tax returns filed2,970This ZIP2,970
Total adjusted gross income$150,284,000This ZIP$150,284,000

Land area

Land area67.72 sq miThis ZIP67.72 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 27316

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 27316

ZIPCityDistance
27355 Staley, NC 7.0 mi
27248 Franklinville, NC 7.8 mi
27204 Asheboro, NC 8.2 mi
27203 Asheboro, NC 9.3 mi
27208 Bennett, NC 10.4 mi
27344 Siler City, NC 10.9 mi
27341 Seagrove, NC 12.6 mi
27213 Bonlee, NC 12.6 mi
27205 Asheboro, NC 13.3 mi
27298 Liberty, NC 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27316?

27316 is in Ramseur, North Carolina, in Randolph County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6970, -79.6258.

What county is 27316 in?

27316 lies in Randolph County.

What area code is 27316?

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

What time zone is 27316 in?

27316 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27316?

About 7,084 people live in ZIP code 27316, in 2,657 households, at 104.6 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 27316?

$56,727 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27316?

The closest are 27355 (7 mi), 27248 (7.8 mi), 27204 (8.2 mi), 27203 (9.3 mi) and 27208 (10.4 mi).

Is 27316 a PO Box ZIP code?

27316 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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