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27408

ZIP 27408 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
16,519
Coordinates
36.1037, -79.8137
☼ Live from 27408 — Greensboro, NC

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Where 27408 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27408
  • 🔢 Type 27408 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOhLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,408 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 571. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101100010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27407 (Greensboro, NC, 7 mi away) and 27409 (Greensboro, NC, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27408 becomes 80472, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,844 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,052 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27408 and you would come out at 36.10°S, 100.19°E — 941 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 7.7 square miles of land, 27408 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,519This ZIP16,519
Households7,749This ZIP7,749
Housing units8,144This ZIP8,144
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$83,862This ZIP$83,862North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$374,700This ZIP$374,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,169This ZIP$1,169North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.5%This ZIP64.5%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density2,148.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,148.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,210This ZIP1,210
Employees18,284This ZIP18,284
Annual payroll$1,146,991,000This ZIP$1,146,991,000
Tax returns filed9,210This ZIP9,210
Total adjusted gross income$1,882,877,000This ZIP$1,882,877,000

Land area

Land area7.69 sq miThis ZIP7.69 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 27408

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ZIP codes near 27408

ZIPCityDistance
27497 Greensboro, NC 1.8 mi
27420 Greensboro, NC 2.2 mi
27412 Greensboro, NC 2.5 mi
27402 Greensboro, NC 2.5 mi
27404 Greensboro, NC 2.5 mi
27413 Greensboro, NC 2.5 mi
27415 Greensboro, NC 2.5 mi
27416 Greensboro, NC 2.5 mi
27417 Greensboro, NC 2.5 mi
27419 Greensboro, NC 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27408?

27408 is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1037, -79.8137.

What county is 27408 in?

27408 lies in Guilford County.

What area code is 27408?

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

What time zone is 27408 in?

27408 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27408?

About 16,519 people live in ZIP code 27408, in 7,749 households, at 2,148.7 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 27408?

$83,862 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27408?

The closest are 27497 (1.8 mi), 27420 (2.2 mi), 27412 (2.5 mi), 27402 (2.5 mi) and 27404 (2.5 mi).

Is 27408 a PO Box ZIP code?

27408 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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