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27407

ZIP 27407 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
51,697
Coordinates
36.0134, -79.8714
☼ Live from 27407 — Greensboro, NC

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Where 27407 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27407
  • 🔢 Type 27407 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOhLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27407 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27406 (Greensboro, NC, 6 mi away) and 27408 (Greensboro, NC, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27407 becomes 70472, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02477, 02747, 04772, 07724, 20747, 20774, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77420 in Boling, TX, 1,043 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,051 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27407 and you would come out at 36.01°S, 100.13°E — 943 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 29.4 square miles of land, 27407 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,697This ZIP51,697
Households21,985This ZIP21,985
Housing units23,912This ZIP23,912
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$59,427This ZIP$59,427North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$223,900This ZIP$223,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,154This ZIP$1,154North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%This ZIP34.7%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density1,755.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,755.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,621This ZIP1,621
Employees29,755This ZIP29,755
Annual payroll$1,271,222,000This ZIP$1,271,222,000
Tax returns filed22,610This ZIP22,610
Total adjusted gross income$1,603,490,000This ZIP$1,603,490,000

Land area

Land area29.45 sq miThis ZIP29.45 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 27407

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ZIP codes near 27407

ZIPCityDistance
27282 Jamestown, NC 3.6 mi
27403 Greensboro, NC 4.3 mi
27412 Greensboro, NC 5.1 mi
27497 Greensboro, NC 5.2 mi
27406 Greensboro, NC 5.9 mi
27402 Greensboro, NC 6.0 mi
27404 Greensboro, NC 6.0 mi
27413 Greensboro, NC 6.0 mi
27415 Greensboro, NC 6.0 mi
27416 Greensboro, NC 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27407?

27407 is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0134, -79.8714.

What county is 27407 in?

27407 lies in Guilford County.

What area code is 27407?

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

What time zone is 27407 in?

27407 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27407?

About 51,697 people live in ZIP code 27407, in 21,985 households, at 1,755.5 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 27407?

$59,427 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27407?

The closest are 27282 (3.6 mi), 27403 (4.3 mi), 27412 (5.1 mi), 27497 (5.2 mi) and 27406 (5.9 mi).

Is 27407 a PO Box ZIP code?

27407 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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