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27530

ZIP 27530 is in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in Wayne County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Goldsboro has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 27531, 27532, 27533 and 27534.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wayne
Metro area
Goldsboro, NC
Population
37,634
Coordinates
35.3827, -78.0611
☼ Live from 27530 — Goldsboro, NC

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Where 27530 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27530
  • 🔢 Type 27530 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OESLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,530 = 2 × 5 × 2753. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27529 (Garner, NC, 34 mi away) and 27531 (Goldsboro, NC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27530 becomes 03572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02357, 02375, 02537, 03257, 03275, 03752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73502 in Lawton, OK, 1,150 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,161 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27530 and you would come out at 35.38°S, 101.94°E — 834 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 106.5 square miles of land, 27530 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,634This ZIP37,634
Households15,976This ZIP15,976
Housing units17,984This ZIP17,984
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,504This ZIP$54,504North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$200,300This ZIP$200,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$835This ZIP$835North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density353.2 / sq miThis ZIP353.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments799This ZIP799
Employees11,932This ZIP11,932
Annual payroll$544,469,000This ZIP$544,469,000
Tax returns filed16,020This ZIP16,020
Total adjusted gross income$898,727,000This ZIP$898,727,000

Land area

Land area106.55 sq miThis ZIP106.55 sq mi
Water area1.77 sq miThis ZIP1.77 sq mi

Other place names in 27530

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ZIP codes near 27530

ZIPCityDistance
27532 Goldsboro, NC 0.9 mi
27533 Goldsboro, NC 1.3 mi
27531 Goldsboro, NC 5.9 mi
27569 Princeton, NC 7.0 mi
28333 Dudley, NC 7.1 mi
27863 Pikeville, NC 8.9 mi
27534 Goldsboro, NC 9.9 mi
27568 Pine Level, NC 13.5 mi
27830 Fremont, NC 14.0 mi
28365 Mount Olive, NC 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27530?

27530 is in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in Wayne County, part of the Goldsboro, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3827, -78.0611.

What county is 27530 in?

27530 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 27530?

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

What time zone is 27530 in?

27530 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27530?

About 37,634 people live in ZIP code 27530, in 15,976 households, at 353.2 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 27530?

$54,504 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27530?

The closest are 27532 (0.9 mi), 27533 (1.3 mi), 27531 (5.9 mi), 27569 (7 mi) and 28333 (7.1 mi).

Is 27530 a PO Box ZIP code?

27530 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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