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27371

ZIP 27371 is Troy, North Carolina, mostly in Montgomery County; area codes 910 and 472; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Montgomery +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
7,572
Coordinates
35.4057, -79.9483
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Where 27371 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27371
  • 🔢 Type 27371 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILELZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,371 = 101 × 271. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27370 (Trinity, NC, 28 mi away) and 27373 (Wallburg, NC, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27371 becomes 17372 — and that is a real ZIP code: York Springs, PA, 353 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12737, 17237, 17327, 17372, 17723, 21737, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73127 in Oklahoma City, OK, 995 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,062 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27371 and you would come out at 35.41°S, 100.05°E — 939 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 143.4 square miles of land, 27371 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 109 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,572This ZIP7,572
Households3,090This ZIP3,090
Housing units3,784This ZIP3,784
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,516This ZIP$63,516North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$164,300This ZIP$164,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$685This ZIP$685North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density52.8 / sq miThis ZIP52.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments190This ZIP190
Employees2,488This ZIP2,488
Annual payroll$148,380,000This ZIP$148,380,000
Tax returns filed3,070This ZIP3,070
Total adjusted gross income$200,568,000This ZIP$200,568,000

Land area

Land area143.40 sq miThis ZIP143.40 sq mi
Water area1.01 sq miThis ZIP1.01 sq mi

Counties 27371 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montgomery County 92.3%
Randolph County 7.7%

Other place names in 27371

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

ZIP codes near 27371

ZIPCityDistance
27356 Star, NC 8.4 mi
28009 Badin, NC 8.9 mi
27247 Ether, NC 9.8 mi
27209 Biscoe, NC 11.8 mi
27306 Mount Gilead, NC 12.6 mi
28127 New London, NC 12.7 mi
27229 Candor, NC 14.5 mi
28002 Albemarle, NC 14.7 mi
28001 Albemarle, NC 15.4 mi
27239 Denton, NC 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27371?

27371 is in Troy, North Carolina, in Montgomery County. Its published point location is 35.4057, -79.9483.

What county is 27371 in?

27371 spans 2 counties: Montgomery County and Randolph County. Most of it falls in Montgomery 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 27371?

Troy uses area codes 910 and 472, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27371 in?

27371 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27371?

About 7,572 people live in ZIP code 27371, in 3,090 households, at 52.8 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 27371?

$63,516 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27371?

The closest are 27356 (8.4 mi), 28009 (8.9 mi), 27247 (9.8 mi), 27209 (11.8 mi) and 27306 (12.6 mi).

Is 27371 a PO Box ZIP code?

27371 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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