27506
ZIP 27506 is Buies Creek, North Carolina, in Harnett County; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Harnett
- Metro area
- Anderson Creek, NC
- Population
- 1,056
- Coordinates
- 35.4086, -78.7393
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Where 27506 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.
- 🔢 Type 27506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,506 = 2 × 17 × 809. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101101110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27505 (Broadway, NC, 15 mi away) and 27507 (Bullock, NC, 77 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27506 becomes 60572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Aurora, IL, 678 miles away.
- 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57620 in Bison, SD, 1,422 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
- 🎯1,125 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27506 and you would come out at 35.41°S, 101.26°E — 872 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
- 📏 At 0.274 square miles of land, 27506 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 133 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,056This ZIP1,056 |
|---|---|
| Households | 6This ZIP6 |
| Housing units | 56This ZIP56 |
| Median age | 19.5This ZIP19.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min |
| Population density | 3,854.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,854.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,029This ZIP2,029 |
| Annual payroll | $80,497,000This ZIP$80,497,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27506
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27506
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27521 | Coats, NC | 4.7 mi |
27501 | Angier, NC | 6.1 mi |
27543 | Kipling, NC | 6.7 mi |
28339 | Erwin, NC | 6.8 mi |
27546 | Lillington, NC | 7.1 mi |
28323 | Bunnlevel, NC | 8.4 mi |
28335 | Dunn, NC | 10.2 mi |
27526 | Fuquay Varina, NC | 10.7 mi |
27552 | Mamers, NC | 10.9 mi |
27592 | Willow Spring, NC | 11.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27506?
27506 is in Buies Creek, North Carolina, in Harnett County, part of the Anderson Creek, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4086, -78.7393.
What county is 27506 in?
27506 lies in Harnett County.
What time zone is 27506 in?
27506 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27506?
About 1,056 people live in ZIP code 27506, in 6 households, at 3,854.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 27506?
The closest are 27521 (4.7 mi), 27501 (6.1 mi), 27543 (6.7 mi), 28339 (6.8 mi) and 27546 (7.1 mi).
Is 27506 a PO Box ZIP code?
27506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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