27340
ZIP 27340 is Saxapahaw, North Carolina, in Alamance County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Alamance
- Metro area
- Burlington, NC
- Population
- 48
- Coordinates
- 35.9455, -79.3101
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Where 27340 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 27340 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhELZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,340 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1367. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101011001100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27332 (Sanford, NC, 41 mi away) and 27341 (Seagrove, NC, 36 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27340 becomes 04372, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02347, 02743, 03247, 04237, 04732, 07423, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73024 in Corn, OK, 1,094 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,082 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27340 and you would come out at 35.95°S, 100.69°E — 911 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 0.355 square miles of land, 27340 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 172 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 48This ZIP48 |
|---|---|
| Households | 36This ZIP36 |
| Housing units | 36This ZIP36 |
| Median age | 28.0This ZIP28.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 77.1%This ZIP77.1% |
| Population density | 135.2 / sq miThis ZIP135.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 14This ZIP14 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 275This ZIP275 |
| Annual payroll | $10,253,000This ZIP$10,253,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 27340
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27340
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27253 | Graham, NC | 2.5 mi |
27359 | Swepsonville, NC | 5.9 mi |
27349 | Snow Camp, NC | 7.0 mi |
27516 | Chapel Hill, NC | 9.1 mi |
27258 | Haw River, NC | 9.8 mi |
27243 | Efland, NC | 10.0 mi |
27201 | Alamance, NC | 11.5 mi |
27216 | Burlington, NC | 11.8 mi |
27215 | Burlington, NC | 12.5 mi |
27510 | Carrboro, NC | 13.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27340?
27340 is in Saxapahaw, North Carolina, in Alamance County, part of the Burlington, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9455, -79.3101.
What county is 27340 in?
27340 lies in Alamance County.
What area code is 27340?
Saxapahaw uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27340 in?
27340 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27340?
About 48 people live in ZIP code 27340, in 36 households, at 135.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 27340?
The closest are 27253 (2.5 mi), 27359 (5.9 mi), 27349 (7 mi), 27516 (9.1 mi) and 27258 (9.8 mi).
Is 27340 a PO Box ZIP code?
27340 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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