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27511

ZIP 27511 is in Cary, North Carolina, in Wake County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Cary has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 27512, 27513, 27518 and 27519.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wake
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
33,221
Coordinates
35.7640, -78.7866
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Where 27511 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27511
  • 🔢 Type 27511 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IISLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,511 = 11 × 41 × 61. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101101110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27510 (Carrboro, NC, 19 mi away) and 27512 (Cary, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27511 becomes 11572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oceanside, NY, 437 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11572, 11725, 11752, 12157, 12175, 12517, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75211 in Dallas, TX, 1,054 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,114 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27511 and you would come out at 35.76°S, 101.21°E — 880 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 11.7 square miles of land, 27511 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,221This ZIP33,221
Households13,557This ZIP13,557
Housing units14,557This ZIP14,557
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$107,860This ZIP$107,860North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$456,000This ZIP$456,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,515This ZIP$1,515North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.2%This ZIP58.2%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density2,831.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,831.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,469This ZIP1,469
Employees26,347This ZIP26,347
Annual payroll$1,893,534,000This ZIP$1,893,534,000
Tax returns filed16,080This ZIP16,080
Total adjusted gross income$1,962,137,000This ZIP$1,962,137,000

Land area

Land area11.73 sq miThis ZIP11.73 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 27511

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ZIP codes near 27511

ZIPCityDistance
27518 Cary, NC 2.4 mi
27513 Cary, NC 2.8 mi
27606 Raleigh, NC 4.3 mi
27512 Cary, NC 4.3 mi
27607 Raleigh, NC 5.0 mi
27695 Raleigh, NC 6.2 mi
27539 Apex, NC 6.2 mi
27519 Cary, NC 6.4 mi
27602 Raleigh, NC 6.5 mi
27560 Morrisville, NC 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27511?

27511 is in Cary, North Carolina, in Wake County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7640, -78.7866.

What county is 27511 in?

27511 lies in Wake County.

What area code is 27511?

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

What time zone is 27511 in?

27511 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27511?

About 33,221 people live in ZIP code 27511, in 13,557 households, at 2,831.7 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 27511?

$107,860 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27511?

The closest are 27518 (2.4 mi), 27513 (2.8 mi), 27606 (4.3 mi), 27512 (4.3 mi) and 27607 (5 mi).

Is 27511 a PO Box ZIP code?

27511 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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