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27409

ZIP 27409 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
17,551
Coordinates
36.0718, -79.9649
☼ Live from 27409 — Greensboro, NC

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Where 27409 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27409
  • 🔢 Type 27409 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOhLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27409 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27408 (Greensboro, NC, 9 mi away) and 27410 (Greensboro, NC, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27409 becomes 90472, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02479, 04927, 04972, 07924, 09472, 09724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09724 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,113 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯1,045 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27409 and you would come out at 36.07°S, 100.04°E — 949 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 19.9 square miles of land, 27409 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,551This ZIP17,551
Households8,800This ZIP8,800
Housing units9,693This ZIP9,693
Median age34.7This ZIP34.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,281This ZIP$60,281North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$225,000This ZIP$225,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,280This ZIP$1,280North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%This ZIP43.3%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density881.5 / sq miThis ZIP881.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,044This ZIP1,044
Employees36,857This ZIP36,857
Annual payroll$2,723,158,000This ZIP$2,723,158,000
Tax returns filed8,830This ZIP8,830
Total adjusted gross income$533,693,000This ZIP$533,693,000

Land area

Land area19.91 sq miThis ZIP19.91 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 27409

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ZIP codes near 27409

ZIPCityDistance
27235 Colfax, NC 3.0 mi
27261 High Point, NC 3.4 mi
27264 High Point, NC 3.4 mi
27410 Greensboro, NC 5.1 mi
27282 Jamestown, NC 5.5 mi
27265 High Point, NC 5.7 mi
27407 Greensboro, NC 6.6 mi
27285 Kernersville, NC 6.9 mi
27268 High Point, NC 7.1 mi
27284 Kernersville, NC 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27409?

27409 is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0718, -79.9649.

What county is 27409 in?

27409 lies in Guilford County.

What area code is 27409?

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

What time zone is 27409 in?

27409 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27409?

About 17,551 people live in ZIP code 27409, in 8,800 households, at 881.5 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 27409?

$60,281 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27409?

The closest are 27235 (3 mi), 27261 (3.4 mi), 27264 (3.4 mi), 27410 (5.1 mi) and 27282 (5.5 mi).

Is 27409 a PO Box ZIP code?

27409 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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