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27505

ZIP 27505 is Broadway, North Carolina, mostly in Harnett County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Harnett +1 more
Metro area
Anderson Creek, NC
Population
8,152
Coordinates
35.4066, -79.0044
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Where 27505 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27505
  • 🔢 Type 27505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,505 = 5 × 5501. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101101110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27504 (Benson, NC, 27 mi away) and 27506 (Buies Creek, NC, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27505 becomes 50572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02557, 02575, 05257, 20557, 20575, 20755, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57520 in Agar, SD, 1,290 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,111 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27505 and you would come out at 35.41°S, 101.00°E — 886 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 53.8 square miles of land, 27505 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,152This ZIP8,152
Households2,829This ZIP2,829
Housing units2,893This ZIP2,893
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,462This ZIP$79,462North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$191,000This ZIP$191,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,006This ZIP$1,006North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density151.5 / sq miThis ZIP151.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments74This ZIP74
Employees377This ZIP377
Annual payroll$13,751,000This ZIP$13,751,000
Tax returns filed3,230This ZIP3,230
Total adjusted gross income$194,021,000This ZIP$194,021,000

Land area

Land area53.80 sq miThis ZIP53.80 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 27505 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Harnett County 96.3%
Lee County 3.7%

Other place names in 27505

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 27505

ZIPCityDistance
27552 Mamers, NC 4.1 mi
28368 Olivia, NC 6.6 mi
27546 Lillington, NC 8.1 mi
27332 Sanford, NC 8.5 mi
27237 Cumnock, NC 10.0 mi
28355 Lemon Springs, NC 10.8 mi
27331 Sanford, NC 11.1 mi
28323 Bunnlevel, NC 11.5 mi
27543 Kipling, NC 11.5 mi
27330 Sanford, NC 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27505?

27505 is in Broadway, North Carolina, in Harnett County, part of the Anderson Creek, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4066, -79.0044.

What county is 27505 in?

27505 spans 2 counties: Harnett County and Lee 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 27505?

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

What time zone is 27505 in?

27505 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27505?

About 8,152 people live in ZIP code 27505, in 2,829 households, at 151.5 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 27505?

$79,462 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27505?

The closest are 27552 (4.1 mi), 28368 (6.6 mi), 27546 (8.1 mi), 27332 (8.5 mi) and 27237 (10 mi).

Is 27505 a PO Box ZIP code?

27505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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