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27501

ZIP 27501 is Angier, North Carolina, mostly in Harnett County; area codes 984 and 919; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Harnett +2 more
Metro area
Anderson Creek, NC
Population
24,806
Coordinates
35.4849, -78.6846
☼ Live from 27501 — Angier, NC

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Where 27501 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27501
  • 🔢 Type 27501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,501 = 3 × 89 × 103. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101101101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27499 (Greensboro, NC, 74 mi away) and 27502 (Apex, NC, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27501 becomes 10572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01257, 01527, 01752, 02571, 02715, 07512, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57201 in Watertown, SD, 1,166 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,126 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27501 and you would come out at 35.48°S, 101.32°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 62.9 square miles of land, 27501 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,806This ZIP24,806
Households9,023This ZIP9,023
Housing units9,452This ZIP9,452
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$73,336This ZIP$73,336North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$272,800This ZIP$272,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,005This ZIP$1,005North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute38.9 minThis ZIP38.9 min
Population density394.7 / sq miThis ZIP394.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments383This ZIP383
Employees2,638This ZIP2,638
Annual payroll$106,171,000This ZIP$106,171,000
Tax returns filed10,370This ZIP10,370
Total adjusted gross income$726,890,000This ZIP$726,890,000

Land area

Land area62.85 sq miThis ZIP62.85 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Counties 27501 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Harnett County 61.8%
Johnston County 37.5%
Wake County 0.8%

Other place names in 27501

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ZIP codes near 27501

ZIPCityDistance
27592 Willow Spring, NC 5.1 mi
27521 Coats, NC 5.3 mi
27506 Buies Creek, NC 6.1 mi
27543 Kipling, NC 7.7 mi
27526 Fuquay Varina, NC 9.1 mi
27504 Benson, NC 11.0 mi
27529 Garner, NC 12.1 mi
27546 Lillington, NC 12.1 mi
28339 Erwin, NC 12.4 mi
27603 Raleigh, NC 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27501?

27501 is in Angier, North Carolina, in Harnett County, part of the Anderson Creek, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4849, -78.6846.

What county is 27501 in?

27501 spans 3 counties: Harnett County, Johnston County and Wake County. Most of it falls in Harnett County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 27501?

Angier uses area codes 984 and 919, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27501 in?

27501 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27501?

About 24,806 people live in ZIP code 27501, in 9,023 households, at 394.7 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 27501?

$73,336 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27501?

The closest are 27592 (5.1 mi), 27521 (5.3 mi), 27506 (6.1 mi), 27543 (7.7 mi) and 27526 (9.1 mi).

Is 27501 a PO Box ZIP code?

27501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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