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27405

ZIP 27405 is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time. Greensboro has 28 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Guilford
Population
54,303
Coordinates
36.1154, -79.7346
☼ Live from 27405 — Greensboro, NC

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Where 27405 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27405
  • 🔢 Type 27405 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOhLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,405 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 29. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27404 (Greensboro, NC, 4 mi away) and 27406 (Greensboro, NC, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27405 becomes 50472 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Ansgar, IA, 862 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02457, 02475, 02574, 02745, 04257, 04275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57420 in Akaska, SD, 1,237 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,056 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27405 and you would come out at 36.12°S, 100.27°E — 937 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 31.4 square miles of land, 27405 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population54,303This ZIP54,303
Households20,755This ZIP20,755
Housing units22,409This ZIP22,409
Median age32.1This ZIP32.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$47,431This ZIP$47,431North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$174,900This ZIP$174,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,047This ZIP$1,047North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density1,730.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,730.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments920This ZIP920
Employees13,645This ZIP13,645
Annual payroll$671,198,000This ZIP$671,198,000
Tax returns filed22,820This ZIP22,820
Total adjusted gross income$957,670,000This ZIP$957,670,000

Land area

Land area31.39 sq miThis ZIP31.39 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 27405

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ZIP codes near 27405

ZIPCityDistance
27420 Greensboro, NC 2.3 mi
27411 Greensboro, NC 3.4 mi
27401 Greensboro, NC 3.6 mi
27301 Mc Leansville, NC 3.9 mi
27402 Greensboro, NC 4.4 mi
27404 Greensboro, NC 4.4 mi
27413 Greensboro, NC 4.4 mi
27415 Greensboro, NC 4.4 mi
27416 Greensboro, NC 4.4 mi
27417 Greensboro, NC 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27405?

27405 is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1154, -79.7346.

What county is 27405 in?

27405 lies in Guilford County.

What area code is 27405?

Greensboro uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27405 in?

27405 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27405?

About 54,303 people live in ZIP code 27405, in 20,755 households, at 1,730.1 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 27405?

$47,431 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27405?

The closest are 27420 (2.3 mi), 27411 (3.4 mi), 27401 (3.6 mi), 27301 (3.9 mi) and 27402 (4.4 mi).

Is 27405 a PO Box ZIP code?

27405 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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