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27525

ZIP 27525 is Franklinton, North Carolina, mostly in Franklin County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin +1 more
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
17,110
Coordinates
36.1461, -78.4741
☼ Live from 27525 — Franklinton, NC

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Where 27525 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27525
  • 🔢 Type 27525 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,525 = 3 × 5 × 5 × 367. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27524 (Four Oaks, NC, 52 mi away) and 27526 (Fuquay Varina, NC, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27525 becomes 52572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Moulton, IA, 829 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25275, 25572, 25725, 27552, 52257, 52572, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57522 in Blunt, SD, 1,266 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,121 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27525 and you would come out at 36.15°S, 101.53°E — 869 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 93.8 square miles of land, 27525 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,110This ZIP17,110
Households6,701This ZIP6,701
Housing units7,286This ZIP7,286
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$73,036This ZIP$73,036North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$284,300This ZIP$284,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,011This ZIP$1,011North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population density182.4 / sq miThis ZIP182.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments205This ZIP205
Employees2,240This ZIP2,240
Annual payroll$159,437,000This ZIP$159,437,000
Tax returns filed8,770This ZIP8,770
Total adjusted gross income$610,356,000This ZIP$610,356,000

Land area

Land area93.81 sq miThis ZIP93.81 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 27525 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 72.1%
Granville County 27.9%

Other place names in 27525

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ZIP codes near 27525

ZIPCityDistance
27544 Kittrell, NC 3.6 mi
27596 Youngsville, NC 10.4 mi
27522 Creedmoor, NC 11.6 mi
27588 Wake Forest, NC 12.0 mi
27587 Wake Forest, NC 12.2 mi
27549 Louisburg, NC 12.8 mi
27536 Henderson, NC 13.0 mi
27581 Stem, NC 15.1 mi
27537 Henderson, NC 15.3 mi
27571 Rolesville, NC 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27525?

27525 is in Franklinton, North Carolina, in Franklin County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1461, -78.4741.

What county is 27525 in?

27525 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and Granville County. Most of it falls in Franklin 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 27525?

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

What time zone is 27525 in?

27525 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27525?

About 17,110 people live in ZIP code 27525, in 6,701 households, at 182.4 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 27525?

$73,036 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27525?

The closest are 27544 (3.6 mi), 27596 (10.4 mi), 27522 (11.6 mi), 27588 (12 mi) and 27587 (12.2 mi).

Is 27525 a PO Box ZIP code?

27525 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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