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27527

ZIP 27527 is in Clayton, North Carolina, in Johnston County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Clayton has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 27520 and 27528.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Johnston
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
39,256
Coordinates
35.6539, -78.3817
☼ Live from 27527 — Clayton, NC

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Where 27527 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27527
  • 🔢 Type 27527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27527 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27526 (Fuquay Varina, NC, 26 mi away) and 27528 (Clayton, NC, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27527 becomes 72572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saffell, AR, 723 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22577, 25727, 25772, 27572, 52727, 52772, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57722 in Buffalo Gap, SD, 1,410 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,138 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27527 and you would come out at 35.65°S, 101.62°E — 856 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 44.1 square miles of land, 27527 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,256This ZIP39,256
Households13,846This ZIP13,846
Housing units14,294This ZIP14,294
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$115,035This ZIP$115,035North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$390,200This ZIP$390,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,823This ZIP$1,823North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.0%This ZIP47.0%
Mean commute33.9 minThis ZIP33.9 min
Population density890.5 / sq miThis ZIP890.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments400This ZIP400
Employees5,363This ZIP5,363
Annual payroll$346,680,000This ZIP$346,680,000
Tax returns filed17,950This ZIP17,950
Total adjusted gross income$1,715,396,000This ZIP$1,715,396,000

Land area

Land area44.08 sq miThis ZIP44.08 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 27527

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ZIP codes near 27527

ZIPCityDistance
27528 Clayton, NC 4.5 mi
27593 Wilsons Mills, NC 4.8 mi
27520 Clayton, NC 6.1 mi
27576 Selma, NC 8.6 mi
27591 Wendell, NC 9.0 mi
27545 Knightdale, NC 10.6 mi
27610 Raleigh, NC 11.1 mi
27529 Garner, NC 11.2 mi
27577 Smithfield, NC 11.4 mi
27555 Micro, NC 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27527?

27527 is in Clayton, North Carolina, in Johnston County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6539, -78.3817.

What county is 27527 in?

27527 lies in Johnston County.

What area code is 27527?

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

What time zone is 27527 in?

27527 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27527?

About 39,256 people live in ZIP code 27527, in 13,846 households, at 890.5 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 27527?

$115,035 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27527?

The closest are 27528 (4.5 mi), 27593 (4.8 mi), 27520 (6.1 mi), 27576 (8.6 mi) and 27591 (9 mi).

Is 27527 a PO Box ZIP code?

27527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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