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27529

ZIP 27529 is Garner, North Carolina, mostly in Wake County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wake +1 more
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
55,242
Coordinates
35.6385, -78.5809
☼ Live from 27529 — Garner, NC

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Where 27529 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27529
  • 🔢 Type 27529 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27529 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27528 (Clayton, NC, 7 mi away) and 27530 (Goldsboro, NC, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27529 becomes 92572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Perris, CA, 2,185 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22579, 22957, 25729, 25927, 25972, 27259, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97225 in Portland, OR, 2,384 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,128 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27529 and you would come out at 35.64°S, 101.42°E — 866 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 57.7 square miles of land, 27529 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,242This ZIP55,242
Households21,417This ZIP21,417
Housing units22,704This ZIP22,704
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$85,716This ZIP$85,716North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$355,500This ZIP$355,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,464This ZIP$1,464North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%This ZIP40.1%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density957.3 / sq miThis ZIP957.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,536This ZIP1,536
Employees23,014This ZIP23,014
Annual payroll$1,142,761,000This ZIP$1,142,761,000
Tax returns filed27,640This ZIP27,640
Total adjusted gross income$2,101,646,000This ZIP$2,101,646,000

Land area

Land area57.70 sq miThis ZIP57.70 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Counties 27529 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wake County 66.1%
Johnston County 33.9%

Other place names in 27529

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

ZIP codes near 27529

ZIPCityDistance
27603 Raleigh, NC 4.5 mi
27520 Clayton, NC 6.2 mi
27528 Clayton, NC 6.8 mi
27610 Raleigh, NC 7.6 mi
27592 Willow Spring, NC 7.6 mi
27602 Raleigh, NC 9.7 mi
27601 Raleigh, NC 9.8 mi
27697 Raleigh, NC 10.0 mi
27606 Raleigh, NC 10.4 mi
27527 Clayton, NC 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27529?

27529 is in Garner, North Carolina, in Wake County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6385, -78.5809.

What county is 27529 in?

27529 spans 2 counties: Wake County and Johnston 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 27529?

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

What time zone is 27529 in?

27529 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27529?

About 55,242 people live in ZIP code 27529, in 21,417 households, at 957.3 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 27529?

$85,716 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27529?

The closest are 27603 (4.5 mi), 27520 (6.2 mi), 27528 (6.8 mi), 27610 (7.6 mi) and 27592 (7.6 mi).

Is 27529 a PO Box ZIP code?

27529 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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