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27514

ZIP 27514 is in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in Orange County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Chapel Hill has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 27515, 27516, 27517 and 27599.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
32,951
Coordinates
35.9666, -79.0521
☼ Live from 27514 — Chapel Hill, NC

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Where 27514 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27514
  • 🔢 Type 27514 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hISLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,514 = 2 × 13757. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101101111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27513 (Cary, NC, 18 mi away) and 27515 (Chapel Hill, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27514 becomes 41572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Virgie, KY, 220 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12457, 12475, 12547, 12574, 12745, 12754, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57421 in Amherst, SD, 1,190 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,095 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27514 and you would come out at 35.97°S, 100.95°E — 897 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 19.6 square miles of land, 27514 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,951This ZIP32,951
Households10,347This ZIP10,347
Housing units11,699This ZIP11,699
Median age23.9This ZIP23.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,875This ZIP$92,875North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$663,900This ZIP$663,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,626This ZIP$1,626North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher79.5%This ZIP79.5%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density1,680.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,680.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments994This ZIP994
Employees26,445This ZIP26,445
Annual payroll$1,595,540,000This ZIP$1,595,540,000
Tax returns filed11,500This ZIP11,500
Total adjusted gross income$1,993,731,000This ZIP$1,993,731,000

Land area

Land area19.61 sq miThis ZIP19.61 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 27514

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ZIP codes near 27514

ZIPCityDistance
27515 Chapel Hill, NC 3.7 mi
27510 Carrboro, NC 4.2 mi
27599 Chapel Hill, NC 4.3 mi
27707 Durham, NC 5.6 mi
27705 Durham, NC 5.6 mi
27706 Durham, NC 6.5 mi
27708 Durham, NC 6.5 mi
27516 Chapel Hill, NC 7.1 mi
27517 Chapel Hill, NC 8.6 mi
27713 Durham, NC 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27514?

27514 is in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in Orange County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9666, -79.0521.

What county is 27514 in?

27514 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 27514?

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

What time zone is 27514 in?

27514 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27514?

About 32,951 people live in ZIP code 27514, in 10,347 households, at 1,680.2 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 27514?

$92,875 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27514?

The closest are 27515 (3.7 mi), 27510 (4.2 mi), 27599 (4.3 mi), 27707 (5.6 mi) and 27705 (5.6 mi).

Is 27514 a PO Box ZIP code?

27514 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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