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27503

ZIP 27503 is Bahama, North Carolina, in Durham County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Durham
Population
5,374
Coordinates
36.1530, -78.8845
☼ Live from 27503 — Bahama, NC

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Where 27503 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27503
  • 🔢 Type 27503 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,503 = 7 × 3929. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27502 (Apex, NC, 30 mi away) and 27504 (Benson, NC, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27503 becomes 30572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Suches, GA, 308 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02357, 02375, 02537, 03257, 03275, 03752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73502 in Lawton, OK, 1,102 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,100 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27503 and you would come out at 36.15°S, 101.12°E — 892 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 38.1 square miles of land, 27503 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,374This ZIP5,374
Households1,501This ZIP1,501
Housing units1,565This ZIP1,565
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$114,425This ZIP$114,425North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$406,700This ZIP$406,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,607This ZIP$1,607North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%This ZIP30.2%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density140.9 / sq miThis ZIP140.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees303This ZIP303
Annual payroll$16,440,000This ZIP$16,440,000
Tax returns filed1,750This ZIP1,750
Total adjusted gross income$183,572,000This ZIP$183,572,000

Land area

Land area38.14 sq miThis ZIP38.14 sq mi
Water area1.25 sq miThis ZIP1.25 sq mi

Other place names in 27503

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ZIP codes near 27503

ZIPCityDistance
27712 Durham, NC 4.1 mi
27509 Butner, NC 6.4 mi
27572 Rougemont, NC 7.1 mi
27702 Durham, NC 7.2 mi
27710 Durham, NC 7.2 mi
27711 Durham, NC 7.2 mi
27715 Durham, NC 7.2 mi
27717 Durham, NC 7.2 mi
27704 Durham, NC 8.2 mi
27581 Stem, NC 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27503?

27503 is in Bahama, North Carolina, in Durham County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1530, -78.8845.

What county is 27503 in?

27503 lies in Durham County.

What area code is 27503?

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

What time zone is 27503 in?

27503 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27503?

About 5,374 people live in ZIP code 27503, in 1,501 households, at 140.9 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 27503?

$114,425 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27503?

The closest are 27712 (4.1 mi), 27509 (6.4 mi), 27572 (7.1 mi), 27702 (7.2 mi) and 27710 (7.2 mi).

Is 27503 a PO Box ZIP code?

27503 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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