27531
ZIP 27531 is in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in Wayne County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Goldsboro has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 27530, 27532, 27533 and 27534.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Wayne
- Metro area
- Goldsboro, NC
- Population
- 555
- Coordinates
- 35.3436, -77.9674
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Where 27531 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.
- 🔢 Type 27531 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IESLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,531 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 19 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101110001011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27530 (Goldsboro, NC, 6 mi away) and 27532 (Goldsboro, NC, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27531 becomes 13572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12537, 13752, 15237, 15327, 15723, 15732, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57312 in Alpena, SD, 1,240 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
- 🎯1,167 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27531 and you would come out at 35.34°S, 102.03°E — 828 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
- 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 27531 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 555This ZIP555 |
|---|---|
| Households | 16This ZIP16 |
| Housing units | 16This ZIP16 |
| Median age | 20.8This ZIP20.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 5.3 minThis ZIP5.3 min |
| Population density | 159.6 / sq miThis ZIP159.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 23This ZIP23 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 149This ZIP149 |
| Annual payroll | $9,657,000This ZIP$9,657,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 3.48 sq miThis ZIP3.48 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27531
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27531
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27534 | Goldsboro, NC | 4.9 mi |
28333 | Dudley, NC | 4.9 mi |
27533 | Goldsboro, NC | 5.0 mi |
27532 | Goldsboro, NC | 5.2 mi |
27530 | Goldsboro, NC | 5.9 mi |
27863 | Pikeville, NC | 10.0 mi |
28551 | La Grange, NC | 10.6 mi |
28578 | Seven Springs, NC | 11.9 mi |
28365 | Mount Olive, NC | 12.8 mi |
27569 | Princeton, NC | 13.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27531?
27531 is in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in Wayne County, part of the Goldsboro, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3436, -77.9674.
What county is 27531 in?
27531 lies in Wayne County.
What area code is 27531?
Goldsboro uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27531 in?
27531 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27531?
About 555 people live in ZIP code 27531, in 16 households, at 159.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 27531?
The closest are 27534 (4.9 mi), 28333 (4.9 mi), 27533 (5 mi), 27532 (5.2 mi) and 27530 (5.9 mi).
Is 27531 a PO Box ZIP code?
27531 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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