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27332

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lee +1 more
Metro area
Sanford, NC
Population
36,947
Coordinates
35.3722, -79.1488
☼ Live from 27332 — Sanford, NC

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Where 27332 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27332
  • 🔢 Type 27332 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZEELZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,332 = 2 × 2 × 6833. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101011000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27331 (Sanford, NC, 8 mi away) and 27340 (Saxapahaw, NC, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27332 becomes 23372, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22733, 23237, 23273, 23327, 27233, 27323, …). The farthest-flung twin is 72332 in Edmondson, AR, 629 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,105 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27332 and you would come out at 35.37°S, 100.85°E — 894 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 107.1 square miles of land, 27332 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,947This ZIP36,947
Households13,513This ZIP13,513
Housing units14,584This ZIP14,584
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$78,447This ZIP$78,447North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$255,900This ZIP$255,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,155This ZIP$1,155North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density344.9 / sq miThis ZIP344.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments473This ZIP473
Employees6,803This ZIP6,803
Annual payroll$321,842,000This ZIP$321,842,000
Tax returns filed14,660This ZIP14,660
Total adjusted gross income$952,193,000This ZIP$952,193,000

Land area

Land area107.11 sq miThis ZIP107.11 sq mi
Water area2.37 sq miThis ZIP2.37 sq mi

Counties 27332 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 64.1%
Harnett County 35.9%

Other place names in 27332

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ZIP codes near 27332

ZIPCityDistance
28368 Olivia, NC 2.0 mi
28355 Lemon Springs, NC 2.9 mi
27237 Cumnock, NC 6.7 mi
28326 Cameron, NC 7.1 mi
27331 Sanford, NC 7.6 mi
27505 Broadway, NC 8.5 mi
27330 Sanford, NC 10.2 mi
28394 Vass, NC 11.9 mi
27552 Mamers, NC 12.5 mi
28350 Lakeview, NC 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27332?

27332 is in Sanford, North Carolina, in Lee County, part of the Sanford, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3722, -79.1488.

What county is 27332 in?

27332 spans 2 counties: Lee 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 27332?

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

What time zone is 27332 in?

27332 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27332?

About 36,947 people live in ZIP code 27332, in 13,513 households, at 344.9 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 27332?

$78,447 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27332?

The closest are 28368 (2 mi), 28355 (2.9 mi), 27237 (6.7 mi), 28326 (7.1 mi) and 27331 (7.6 mi).

Is 27332 a PO Box ZIP code?

27332 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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