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27508

ZIP 27508 is Bunn, North Carolina, in Franklin County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
2,362
Coordinates
35.9590, -78.2509
☼ Live from 27508 — Bunn, NC

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Where 27508 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27508
  • 🔢 Type 27508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,508 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 23 × 23. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27507 (Bullock, NC, 42 mi away) and 27509 (Butner, NC, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27508 becomes 80572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02857, 02875, 05827, 05872, 07825, 07852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85072 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,919 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,137 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27508 and you would come out at 35.96°S, 101.75°E — 854 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 10.6 square miles of land, 27508 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,362This ZIP2,362
Households720This ZIP720
Housing units849This ZIP849
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$50,368This ZIP$50,368North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$258,600This ZIP$258,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,128This ZIP$1,128North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density223.2 / sq miThis ZIP223.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees336This ZIP336
Annual payroll$8,646,000This ZIP$8,646,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$43,857,000This ZIP$43,857,000

Land area

Land area10.58 sq miThis ZIP10.58 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 27508

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

ZIP codes near 27508

ZIPCityDistance
27882 Spring Hope, NC 7.5 mi
27597 Zebulon, NC 8.6 mi
27549 Louisburg, NC 9.7 mi
27596 Youngsville, NC 10.7 mi
27588 Wake Forest, NC 11.2 mi
27571 Rolesville, NC 12.0 mi
27557 Middlesex, NC 12.8 mi
27807 Bailey, NC 13.8 mi
27591 Wendell, NC 14.3 mi
27816 Castalia, NC 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27508?

27508 is in Bunn, North Carolina, in Franklin County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9590, -78.2509.

What county is 27508 in?

27508 lies in Franklin County.

What time zone is 27508 in?

27508 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27508?

About 2,362 people live in ZIP code 27508, in 720 households, at 223.2 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 27508?

$50,368 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27508?

The closest are 27882 (7.5 mi), 27597 (8.6 mi), 27549 (9.7 mi), 27596 (10.7 mi) and 27588 (11.2 mi).

Is 27508 a PO Box ZIP code?

27508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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