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27526

ZIP 27526 is Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, mostly in Harnett County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Harnett +1 more
Metro area
Anderson Creek, NC
Population
61,588
Coordinates
35.5440, -78.8298
☼ Live from 27526 — Fuquay Varina, NC

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Where 27526 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27526
  • 🔢 Type 27526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,526 = 2 × 13763. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27525 (Franklinton, NC, 46 mi away) and 27527 (Clayton, NC, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27526 becomes 62572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waggoner, IL, 651 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22567, 22576, 22657, 25267, 25276, 25672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57622 in Cherry Creek, SD, 1,351 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,117 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27526 and you would come out at 35.54°S, 101.17°E — 879 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 98.1 square miles of land, 27526 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population61,588This ZIP61,588
Households22,625This ZIP22,625
Housing units23,678This ZIP23,678
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$110,017This ZIP$110,017North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$414,000This ZIP$414,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,642This ZIP$1,642North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.4%This ZIP46.4%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density627.8 / sq miThis ZIP627.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,199This ZIP1,199
Employees12,073This ZIP12,073
Annual payroll$563,912,000This ZIP$563,912,000
Tax returns filed30,660This ZIP30,660
Total adjusted gross income$3,016,332,000This ZIP$3,016,332,000

Land area

Land area98.11 sq miThis ZIP98.11 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Counties 27526 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Harnett County 59.7%
Wake County 40.3%

Other place names in 27526

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ZIP codes near 27526

ZIPCityDistance
27543 Kipling, NC 4.5 mi
27540 Holly Springs, NC 5.6 mi
27592 Willow Spring, NC 8.9 mi
27501 Angier, NC 9.1 mi
27539 Apex, NC 9.2 mi
27552 Mamers, NC 10.5 mi
27562 New Hill, NC 10.6 mi
27506 Buies Creek, NC 10.7 mi
27546 Lillington, NC 11.1 mi
27502 Apex, NC 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27526?

27526 is in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, in Harnett County, part of the Anderson Creek, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5440, -78.8298.

What county is 27526 in?

27526 spans 2 counties: Harnett County and Wake County. Most of it falls in Harnett 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 27526?

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

What time zone is 27526 in?

27526 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27526?

About 61,588 people live in ZIP code 27526, in 22,625 households, at 627.8 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 27526?

$110,017 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27526?

The closest are 27543 (4.5 mi), 27540 (5.6 mi), 27592 (8.9 mi), 27501 (9.1 mi) and 27539 (9.2 mi).

Is 27526 a PO Box ZIP code?

27526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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