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27344

ZIP 27344 is Siler City, North Carolina, mostly in Chatham County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chatham +1 more
Population
19,198
Coordinates
35.7223, -79.4337
☼ Live from 27344 — Siler City, NC

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Where 27344 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27344
  • 🔢 Type 27344 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhELZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,344 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1709. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27343 (Semora, NC, 58 mi away) and 27349 (Snow Camp, NC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27344 becomes 44372 — and that is a real ZIP code: Akron, OH, 391 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24347, 24374, 24437, 24473, 32447, 32744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73442 in Loco, OK, 1,036 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,081 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27344 and you would come out at 35.72°S, 100.57°E — 914 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 166.3 square miles of land, 27344 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 126 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,198This ZIP19,198
Households7,345This ZIP7,345
Housing units8,065This ZIP8,065
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,320This ZIP$57,320North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$184,200This ZIP$184,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,056This ZIP$1,056North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%This ZIP20.5%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density115.5 / sq miThis ZIP115.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments380This ZIP380
Employees5,900This ZIP5,900
Annual payroll$230,460,000This ZIP$230,460,000
Tax returns filed7,530This ZIP7,530
Total adjusted gross income$428,099,000This ZIP$428,099,000

Land area

Land area166.27 sq miThis ZIP166.27 sq mi
Water area1.12 sq miThis ZIP1.12 sq mi

Counties 27344 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Chatham County 94.9%
Randolph County 5.1%

Other place names in 27344

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ZIP codes near 27344

ZIPCityDistance
27213 Bonlee, NC 5.2 mi
27207 Bear Creek, NC 8.3 mi
27355 Staley, NC 8.7 mi
27316 Ramseur, NC 10.9 mi
27349 Snow Camp, NC 12.0 mi
27252 Goldston, NC 12.0 mi
27208 Bennett, NC 12.7 mi
27312 Pittsboro, NC 13.5 mi
27298 Liberty, NC 13.5 mi
27256 Gulf, NC 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27344?

27344 is in Siler City, North Carolina, in Chatham County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7223, -79.4337.

What county is 27344 in?

27344 spans 2 counties: Chatham County and Randolph County. Most of it falls in Chatham 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 27344?

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

What time zone is 27344 in?

27344 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27344?

About 19,198 people live in ZIP code 27344, in 7,345 households, at 115.5 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 27344?

$57,320 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27344?

The closest are 27213 (5.2 mi), 27207 (8.3 mi), 27355 (8.7 mi), 27316 (10.9 mi) and 27349 (12 mi).

Is 27344 a PO Box ZIP code?

27344 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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