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27521

ZIP 27521 is Coats, North Carolina, in Harnett County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Harnett
Metro area
Anderson Creek, NC
Population
6,549
Coordinates
35.4121, -78.6559
☼ Live from 27521 — Coats, NC

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Where 27521 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27521
  • 🔢 Type 27521 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,521 = 13 × 29 × 73. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27520 (Clayton, NC, 17 mi away) and 27522 (Creedmoor, NC, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27521 becomes 12572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rhinebeck, NY, 519 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12257, 12527, 12572, 12725, 12752, 15227, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57221 in Bryant, SD, 1,175 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,130 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27521 and you would come out at 35.41°S, 101.34°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 26.0 square miles of land, 27521 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,549This ZIP6,549
Households2,627This ZIP2,627
Housing units2,896This ZIP2,896
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$61,590This ZIP$61,590North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$227,400This ZIP$227,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute34.4 minThis ZIP34.4 min
Population density251.8 / sq miThis ZIP251.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments101This ZIP101
Employees671This ZIP671
Annual payroll$22,521,000This ZIP$22,521,000
Tax returns filed2,830This ZIP2,830
Total adjusted gross income$162,313,000This ZIP$162,313,000

Land area

Land area26.01 sq miThis ZIP26.01 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 27521

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

ZIP codes near 27521

ZIPCityDistance
27506 Buies Creek, NC 4.7 mi
27501 Angier, NC 5.3 mi
28335 Dunn, NC 7.8 mi
27504 Benson, NC 7.8 mi
28339 Erwin, NC 8.2 mi
27592 Willow Spring, NC 10.1 mi
27543 Kipling, NC 10.4 mi
28334 Dunn, NC 10.9 mi
27546 Lillington, NC 11.8 mi
28323 Bunnlevel, NC 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27521?

27521 is in Coats, North Carolina, in Harnett County, part of the Anderson Creek, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4121, -78.6559.

What county is 27521 in?

27521 lies in Harnett County.

What time zone is 27521 in?

27521 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27521?

About 6,549 people live in ZIP code 27521, in 2,627 households, at 251.8 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 27521?

$61,590 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27521?

The closest are 27506 (4.7 mi), 27501 (5.3 mi), 28335 (7.8 mi), 27504 (7.8 mi) and 28339 (8.2 mi).

Is 27521 a PO Box ZIP code?

27521 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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