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27343

ZIP 27343 is Semora, North Carolina, mostly in Person County; area code 336; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Person +1 more
Population
1,232
Coordinates
36.5041, -79.0759
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Where 27343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27343
  • 🔢 Type 27343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhELZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,343 = 37 × 739. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101011001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27342 (Sedalia, NC, 43 mi away) and 27344 (Siler City, NC, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27343 becomes 34372, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23347, 23437, 24733, 32347, 32437, 33247, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73432 in Coleman, OK, 988 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% 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 27343 and you would come out at 36.50°S, 100.92°E — 908 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 46.7 square miles of land, 27343 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,232This ZIP1,232
Households593This ZIP593
Housing units1,179This ZIP1,179
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,931This ZIP$79,931North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$518,800This ZIP$518,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%This ZIP33.9%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density26.4 / sq miThis ZIP26.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees494This ZIP494
Annual payroll$36,175,000This ZIP$36,175,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$65,791,000This ZIP$65,791,000

Land area

Land area46.68 sq miThis ZIP46.68 sq mi
Water area5.76 sq miThis ZIP5.76 sq mi

Counties 27343 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Person County 75.8%
Caswell County 24.2%

ZIP codes near 27343

ZIPCityDistance
24520 Alton, VA 6.2 mi
27291 Leasburg, NC 7.8 mi
27305 Milton, NC 7.9 mi
27573 Roxboro, NC 9.2 mi
24535 Cluster Springs, VA 10.4 mi
24594 Sutherlin, VA 11.0 mi
27212 Blanch, NC 11.4 mi
27574 Roxboro, NC 13.1 mi
24586 Ringgold, VA 13.2 mi
24592 South Boston, VA 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27343?

27343 is in Semora, North Carolina, in Person County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5041, -79.0759.

What county is 27343 in?

27343 spans 2 counties: Person County and Caswell County. Most of it falls in Person 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 27343?

Semora uses area code 336, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27343 in?

27343 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27343?

About 1,232 people live in ZIP code 27343, in 593 households, at 26.4 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 27343?

$79,931 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27343?

The closest are 24520 (6.2 mi), 27291 (7.8 mi), 27305 (7.9 mi), 27573 (9.2 mi) and 24535 (10.4 mi).

Is 27343 a PO Box ZIP code?

27343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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