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27455

ZIP 27455 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
29,302
Coordinates
36.1874, -79.8174
☼ Live from 27455 — Greensboro, NC

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Where 27455 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27455
  • 🔢 Type 27455 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SShLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,455 = 5 × 17 × 17 × 19. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101100111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27438 (Greensboro, NC, 8 mi away) and 27495 (Greensboro, NC, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27455 becomes 55472 — and that is a real ZIP code: Minneapolis, MN, 929 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24557, 25547, 27545, 42755, 45275, 47525, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57452 in Java, SD, 1,225 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,050 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27455 and you would come out at 36.19°S, 100.18°E — 943 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 28.7 square miles of land, 27455 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,302This ZIP29,302
Households12,226This ZIP12,226
Housing units12,897This ZIP12,897
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$94,349This ZIP$94,349North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$341,500This ZIP$341,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,336This ZIP$1,336North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.4%This ZIP54.4%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density1,020.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,020.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments531This ZIP531
Employees5,091This ZIP5,091
Annual payroll$240,672,000This ZIP$240,672,000
Tax returns filed15,230This ZIP15,230
Total adjusted gross income$1,728,040,000This ZIP$1,728,040,000

Land area

Land area28.73 sq miThis ZIP28.73 sq mi
Water area1.54 sq miThis ZIP1.54 sq mi

Other place names in 27455

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ZIP codes near 27455

ZIPCityDistance
27358 Summerfield, NC 4.5 mi
27420 Greensboro, NC 5.6 mi
27408 Greensboro, NC 5.8 mi
27410 Greensboro, NC 6.4 mi
27405 Greensboro, NC 6.8 mi
27497 Greensboro, NC 7.5 mi
27402 Greensboro, NC 8.1 mi
27404 Greensboro, NC 8.1 mi
27413 Greensboro, NC 8.1 mi
27415 Greensboro, NC 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27455?

27455 is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County, part of the Greensboro-High Point, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1874, -79.8174.

What county is 27455 in?

27455 lies in Guilford County.

What area code is 27455?

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

What time zone is 27455 in?

27455 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27455?

About 29,302 people live in ZIP code 27455, in 12,226 households, at 1,020.1 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 27455?

$94,349 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27455?

The closest are 27358 (4.5 mi), 27420 (5.6 mi), 27408 (5.8 mi), 27410 (6.4 mi) and 27405 (6.8 mi).

Is 27455 a PO Box ZIP code?

27455 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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