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27355

ZIP 27355 is Staley, North Carolina, mostly in Randolph County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Randolph +1 more
Population
2,291
Coordinates
35.7869, -79.5678
☼ Live from 27355 — Staley, NC

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Where 27355 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27355
  • 🔢 Type 27355 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSELZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,355 = 5 × 5471. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27351 (Southmont, NC, 40 mi away) and 27356 (Star, NC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27355 becomes 55372 — and that is a real ZIP code: Prior Lake, MN, 952 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25357, 25375, 25537, 25573, 27553, 35572, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57532 in Fort Pierre, SD, 1,253 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,072 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27355 and you would come out at 35.79°S, 100.43°E — 923 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 34.6 square miles of land, 27355 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,291This ZIP2,291
Households972This ZIP972
Housing units1,166This ZIP1,166
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$65,911This ZIP$65,911North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$181,400This ZIP$181,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$823This ZIP$823North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%This ZIP7.6%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density66.3 / sq miThis ZIP66.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees197This ZIP197
Annual payroll$8,362,000This ZIP$8,362,000
Tax returns filed1,150This ZIP1,150
Total adjusted gross income$61,930,000This ZIP$61,930,000

Land area

Land area34.57 sq miThis ZIP34.57 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 27355 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Randolph County 68.5%
Chatham County 31.5%

Other place names in 27355

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 27355

ZIPCityDistance
27298 Liberty, NC 6.8 mi
27316 Ramseur, NC 7.0 mi
27248 Franklinville, NC 8.3 mi
27204 Asheboro, NC 8.6 mi
27344 Siler City, NC 8.7 mi
27233 Climax, NC 10.6 mi
27349 Snow Camp, NC 11.2 mi
27283 Julian, NC 12.0 mi
27203 Asheboro, NC 12.9 mi
27213 Bonlee, NC 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27355?

27355 is in Staley, North Carolina, in Randolph County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7869, -79.5678.

What county is 27355 in?

27355 spans 2 counties: Randolph County and Chatham County. Most of it falls in Randolph 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 time zone is 27355 in?

27355 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27355?

About 2,291 people live in ZIP code 27355, in 972 households, at 66.3 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 27355?

$65,911 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27355?

The closest are 27298 (6.8 mi), 27316 (7 mi), 27248 (8.3 mi), 27204 (8.6 mi) and 27344 (8.7 mi).

Is 27355 a PO Box ZIP code?

27355 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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