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27330

ZIP 27330 is in Sanford, North Carolina, mostly in Lee County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Sanford has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 27331 and 27332.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lee +3 more
Metro area
Sanford, NC
Population
39,778
Coordinates
35.5171, -79.1832
☼ Live from 27330 — Sanford, NC

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Where 27330 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27330
  • 🔢 Type 27330 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEELZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,330 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 911. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27326 (Ruffin, NC, 69 mi away) and 27331 (Sanford, NC, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27330 becomes 03372, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02337, 03237, 03273, 20373, 20733, 23307, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73023 in Chickasha, OK, 1,057 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,099 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27330 and you would come out at 35.52°S, 100.82°E — 898 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 210.7 square miles of land, 27330 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 160 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,778This ZIP39,778
Households15,097This ZIP15,097
Housing units16,488This ZIP16,488
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,300This ZIP$61,300North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$242,700This ZIP$242,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,039This ZIP$1,039North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density188.8 / sq miThis ZIP188.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,029This ZIP1,029
Employees18,824This ZIP18,824
Annual payroll$1,048,798,000This ZIP$1,048,798,000
Tax returns filed18,550This ZIP18,550
Total adjusted gross income$1,385,044,000This ZIP$1,385,044,000

Land area

Land area210.70 sq miThis ZIP210.70 sq mi
Water area2.86 sq miThis ZIP2.86 sq mi

Counties 27330 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 83.4%
Chatham County 8.4%
Moore County 6.1%
Harnett County 2.1%

Other place names in 27330

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ZIP codes near 27330

ZIPCityDistance
27331 Sanford, NC 2.6 mi
27237 Cumnock, NC 3.6 mi
27256 Gulf, NC 6.0 mi
28355 Lemon Springs, NC 8.8 mi
27559 Moncure, NC 8.9 mi
27252 Goldston, NC 10.1 mi
27332 Sanford, NC 10.2 mi
28368 Olivia, NC 10.9 mi
27505 Broadway, NC 12.6 mi
27207 Bear Creek, NC 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27330?

27330 is in Sanford, North Carolina, in Lee County, part of the Sanford, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5171, -79.1832.

What county is 27330 in?

27330 spans 4 counties: Lee County, Chatham County, Moore County and Harnett County. Most of it falls in Lee 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 27330?

Sanford uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27330 in?

27330 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27330?

About 39,778 people live in ZIP code 27330, in 15,097 households, at 188.8 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 27330?

$61,300 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27330?

The closest are 27331 (2.6 mi), 27237 (3.6 mi), 27256 (6 mi), 28355 (8.8 mi) and 27559 (8.9 mi).

Is 27330 a PO Box ZIP code?

27330 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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