27534
ZIP 27534 is in Goldsboro, North Carolina, mostly in Wayne County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Goldsboro has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 27530, 27531, 27532 and 27533.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Wayne +1 more
- Metro area
- Goldsboro, NC
- Population
- 30,415
- Coordinates
- 35.3693, -77.8869
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Where 27534 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 27534 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hESLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,534 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 353. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101110001110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27533 (Goldsboro, NC, 9 mi away) and 27536 (Henderson, NC, 72 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27534 becomes 43572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23457, 24375, 25437, 27435, 27543, 32457, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57432 in Claremont, SD, 1,270 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
- 🎯1,171 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27534 and you would come out at 35.37°S, 102.11°E — 824 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
- 📏 At 73.1 square miles of land, 27534 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 30,415This ZIP30,415 |
|---|---|
| Households | 13,560This ZIP13,560 |
| Housing units | 14,833This ZIP14,833 |
| Median age | 39.0This ZIP39.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $62,574This ZIP$62,574North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $208,000This ZIP$208,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,135This ZIP$1,135North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.9%This ZIP30.9% |
| Mean commute | 21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min |
| Population density | 416.3 / sq miThis ZIP416.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 786This ZIP786 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 13,009This ZIP13,009 |
| Annual payroll | $516,017,000This ZIP$516,017,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 14,410This ZIP14,410 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $932,764,000This ZIP$932,764,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 73.06 sq miThis ZIP73.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi |
Counties 27534 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Wayne County | 99.2% |
| Greene County | 0.8% |
Other place names in 27534
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27534
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27531 | Goldsboro, NC | 4.9 mi |
28551 | La Grange, NC | 6.8 mi |
27533 | Goldsboro, NC | 8.7 mi |
27532 | Goldsboro, NC | 9.3 mi |
28333 | Dudley, NC | 9.3 mi |
27863 | Pikeville, NC | 9.5 mi |
27530 | Goldsboro, NC | 9.9 mi |
28578 | Seven Springs, NC | 12.0 mi |
28580 | Snow Hill, NC | 13.0 mi |
27830 | Fremont, NC | 13.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27534?
27534 is in Goldsboro, North Carolina, in Wayne County, part of the Goldsboro, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3693, -77.8869.
What county is 27534 in?
27534 spans 2 counties: Wayne County and Greene County. Most of it falls in Wayne 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 27534?
Goldsboro uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27534 in?
27534 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27534?
About 30,415 people live in ZIP code 27534, in 13,560 households, at 416.3 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 27534?
$62,574 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27534?
The closest are 27531 (4.9 mi), 28551 (6.8 mi), 27533 (8.7 mi), 27532 (9.3 mi) and 28333 (9.3 mi).
Is 27534 a PO Box ZIP code?
27534 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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