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27406

ZIP 27406 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
60,651
Coordinates
35.9980, -79.7667
☼ Live from 27406 — Greensboro, NC

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Where 27406 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27406
  • 🔢 Type 27406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,406 = 2 × 71 × 193. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101100001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27405 (Greensboro, NC, 8 mi away) and 27407 (Greensboro, NC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27406 becomes 60472 — and that is a real ZIP code: Robbins, IL, 578 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76402 in Stephenville, TX, 1,085 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,057 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27406 and you would come out at 36.00°S, 100.23°E — 937 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 69.4 square miles of land, 27406 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population60,651This ZIP60,651
Households25,640This ZIP25,640
Housing units27,697This ZIP27,697
Median age36.4This ZIP36.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,563This ZIP$59,563North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$204,400This ZIP$204,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,149This ZIP$1,149North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%This ZIP29.8%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density874.3 / sq miThis ZIP874.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,166This ZIP1,166
Employees20,766This ZIP20,766
Annual payroll$1,006,852,000This ZIP$1,006,852,000
Tax returns filed27,200This ZIP27,200
Total adjusted gross income$1,372,267,000This ZIP$1,372,267,000

Land area

Land area69.37 sq miThis ZIP69.37 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Other place names in 27406

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ZIP codes near 27406

ZIPCityDistance
27313 Pleasant Garden, NC 4.6 mi
27401 Greensboro, NC 5.0 mi
27402 Greensboro, NC 5.3 mi
27404 Greensboro, NC 5.3 mi
27413 Greensboro, NC 5.3 mi
27415 Greensboro, NC 5.3 mi
27416 Greensboro, NC 5.3 mi
27417 Greensboro, NC 5.3 mi
27419 Greensboro, NC 5.3 mi
27425 Greensboro, NC 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27406?

27406 is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9980, -79.7667.

What county is 27406 in?

27406 lies in Guilford County.

What area code is 27406?

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

What time zone is 27406 in?

27406 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27406?

About 60,651 people live in ZIP code 27406, in 25,640 households, at 874.3 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 27406?

$59,563 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27406?

The closest are 27313 (4.6 mi), 27401 (5 mi), 27402 (5.3 mi), 27404 (5.3 mi) and 27413 (5.3 mi).

Is 27406 a PO Box ZIP code?

27406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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