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27513

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wake
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
46,979
Coordinates
35.8020, -78.8026
☼ Live from 27513 — Cary, NC

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Where 27513 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27513
  • 🔢 Type 27513 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EISLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,513 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 1019. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101101111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27512 (Cary, NC, 2 mi away) and 27514 (Chapel Hill, NC, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27513 becomes 31572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12537, 13752, 15237, 15327, 15723, 15732, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57312 in Alpena, SD, 1,183 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,112 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27513 and you would come out at 35.80°S, 101.20°E — 881 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 16.4 square miles of land, 27513 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population46,979This ZIP46,979
Households19,966This ZIP19,966
Housing units21,278This ZIP21,278
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$121,989This ZIP$121,989North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$519,800This ZIP$519,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,617This ZIP$1,617North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.4%This ZIP68.4%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density2,864.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,864.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,458This ZIP1,458
Employees28,672This ZIP28,672
Annual payroll$2,729,252,000This ZIP$2,729,252,000
Tax returns filed22,640This ZIP22,640
Total adjusted gross income$3,360,719,000This ZIP$3,360,719,000

Land area

Land area16.40 sq miThis ZIP16.40 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 27513

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ZIP codes near 27513

ZIPCityDistance
27512 Cary, NC 2.1 mi
27511 Cary, NC 2.8 mi
27560 Morrisville, NC 4.1 mi
27607 Raleigh, NC 4.3 mi
27519 Cary, NC 4.7 mi
27518 Cary, NC 5.2 mi
27606 Raleigh, NC 6.4 mi
27612 Raleigh, NC 6.5 mi
27695 Raleigh, NC 7.0 mi
27617 Raleigh, NC 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27513?

27513 is in Cary, North Carolina, in Wake County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8020, -78.8026.

What county is 27513 in?

27513 lies in Wake County.

What area code is 27513?

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

What time zone is 27513 in?

27513 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27513?

About 46,979 people live in ZIP code 27513, in 19,966 households, at 2,864.6 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 27513?

$121,989 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27513?

The closest are 27512 (2.1 mi), 27511 (2.8 mi), 27560 (4.1 mi), 27607 (4.3 mi) and 27519 (4.7 mi).

Is 27513 a PO Box ZIP code?

27513 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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