27519
ZIP 27519 is in Cary, North Carolina, mostly in Wake County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Cary has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 27511, 27512, 27513 and 27518.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Wake +1 more
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Population
- 69,836
- Coordinates
- 35.8084, -78.8865
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Where 27519 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 27519 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GISLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,519 = 3 × 9173. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101101111111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27518 (Cary, NC, 8 mi away) and 27520 (Clayton, NC, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27519 becomes 91572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12759, 12957, 12975, 15279, 15729, 15927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97125 in Manning, OR, 2,385 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
- 🎯1,108 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27519 and you would come out at 35.81°S, 101.11°E — 886 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
- 📏 At 22.3 square miles of land, 27519 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 69,836This ZIP69,836 |
|---|---|
| Households | 24,513This ZIP24,513 |
| Housing units | 25,297This ZIP25,297 |
| Median age | 38.4This ZIP38.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $165,586This ZIP$165,586North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $670,900This ZIP$670,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,952This ZIP$1,952North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 78.3%This ZIP78.3% |
| Mean commute | 22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min |
| Population density | 3,132.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,132.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,206This ZIP1,206 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 8,340This ZIP8,340 |
| Annual payroll | $411,496,000This ZIP$411,496,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 30,150This ZIP30,150 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $5,005,590,000This ZIP$5,005,590,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 22.29 sq miThis ZIP22.29 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
Counties 27519 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Wake County | 91.9% |
| Chatham County | 8.1% |
Other place names in 27519
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27519
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27512 | Cary, NC | 2.6 mi |
27523 | Apex, NC | 4.6 mi |
27513 | Cary, NC | 4.7 mi |
27560 | Morrisville, NC | 4.8 mi |
27713 | Durham, NC | 5.9 mi |
27502 | Apex, NC | 6.2 mi |
27511 | Cary, NC | 6.4 mi |
27709 | Durham, NC | 7.8 mi |
27518 | Cary, NC | 8.3 mi |
27517 | Chapel Hill, NC | 8.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27519?
27519 is in Cary, North Carolina, in Wake County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8084, -78.8865.
What county is 27519 in?
27519 spans 2 counties: Wake County and Chatham County. Most of it falls in Wake County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 27519?
Cary uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27519 in?
27519 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27519?
About 69,836 people live in ZIP code 27519, in 24,513 households, at 3,132.8 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 27519?
$165,586 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27519?
The closest are 27512 (2.6 mi), 27523 (4.6 mi), 27513 (4.7 mi), 27560 (4.8 mi) and 27713 (5.9 mi).
Is 27519 a PO Box ZIP code?
27519 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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