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27537

ZIP 27537 is in Henderson, North Carolina, mostly in Vance County; area code 252; Eastern time. Henderson has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 27536.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Vance +2 more
Metro area
Henderson, NC
Population
24,708
Coordinates
36.3587, -78.3984
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Where 27537 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27537
  • 🔢 Type 27537 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LESLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,537 = 3 × 67 × 137. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27536 (Henderson, NC, 2 mi away) and 27539 (Apex, NC, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27537 becomes 73572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Walters, OK, 1,129 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25773, 27357, 27375, 27573, 32577, 32757, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57732 in Deadwood, SD, 1,434 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,121 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27537 and you would come out at 36.36°S, 101.60°E — 869 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 185.7 square miles of land, 27537 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 141 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,708This ZIP24,708
Households8,986This ZIP8,986
Housing units10,796This ZIP10,796
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,834This ZIP$57,834North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$165,500This ZIP$165,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$964This ZIP$964North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density133.1 / sq miThis ZIP133.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments257This ZIP257
Employees3,562This ZIP3,562
Annual payroll$174,130,000This ZIP$174,130,000
Tax returns filed10,360This ZIP10,360
Total adjusted gross income$559,580,000This ZIP$559,580,000

Land area

Land area185.65 sq miThis ZIP185.65 sq mi
Water area11.06 sq miThis ZIP11.06 sq mi

Counties 27537 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Vance County 87.7%
Franklin County 8.1%
Warren County 4.2%

Other place names in 27537

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ZIP codes near 27537

ZIPCityDistance
27536 Henderson, NC 2.3 mi
27556 Middleburg, NC 5.6 mi
27584 Townsville, NC 9.7 mi
27553 Manson, NC 10.3 mi
27570 Ridgeway, NC 10.6 mi
27563 Norlina, NC 10.8 mi
27582 Stovall, NC 11.3 mi
27544 Kittrell, NC 11.8 mi
27507 Bullock, NC 13.7 mi
27565 Oxford, NC 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27537?

27537 is in Henderson, North Carolina, in Vance County, part of the Henderson, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3587, -78.3984.

What county is 27537 in?

27537 spans 3 counties: Vance County, Franklin County and Warren County. Most of it falls in Vance 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 27537?

Henderson uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27537 in?

27537 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27537?

About 24,708 people live in ZIP code 27537, in 8,986 households, at 133.1 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 27537?

$57,834 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27537?

The closest are 27536 (2.3 mi), 27556 (5.6 mi), 27584 (9.7 mi), 27553 (10.3 mi) and 27570 (10.6 mi).

Is 27537 a PO Box ZIP code?

27537 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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