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27542

ZIP 27542 is Kenly, North Carolina, mostly in Johnston County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Johnston +2 more
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
9,850
Coordinates
35.6183, -78.1368
☼ Live from 27542 — Kenly, NC

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Where 27542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27542
  • 🔢 Type 27542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,542 = 2 × 47 × 293. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27541 (Hurdle Mills, NC, 69 mi away) and 27543 (Kipling, NC, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27542 becomes 24572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Madison Heights, VA, 138 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22547, 24527, 24572, 25247, 25427, 25724, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57422 in Andover, SD, 1,236 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,152 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27542 and you would come out at 35.62°S, 101.86°E — 842 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 90.1 square miles of land, 27542 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,850This ZIP9,850
Households3,892This ZIP3,892
Housing units4,214This ZIP4,214
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,038This ZIP$66,038North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$214,100This ZIP$214,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$757This ZIP$757North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density109.3 / sq miThis ZIP109.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments135This ZIP135
Employees1,690This ZIP1,690
Annual payroll$70,711,000This ZIP$70,711,000
Tax returns filed4,500This ZIP4,500
Total adjusted gross income$282,919,000This ZIP$282,919,000

Land area

Land area90.10 sq miThis ZIP90.10 sq mi
Water area1.43 sq miThis ZIP1.43 sq mi

Counties 27542 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Johnston County 64.3%
Wilson County 27.4%
Wayne County 8.3%

Other place names in 27542

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ZIP codes near 27542

ZIPCityDistance
27555 Micro, NC 5.4 mi
27851 Lucama, NC 6.1 mi
27576 Selma, NC 7.5 mi
27880 Sims, NC 8.4 mi
27568 Pine Level, NC 9.5 mi
27830 Fremont, NC 11.1 mi
27813 Black Creek, NC 11.3 mi
27557 Middlesex, NC 11.6 mi
27593 Wilsons Mills, NC 12.9 mi
27863 Pikeville, NC 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27542?

27542 is in Kenly, North Carolina, in Johnston County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6183, -78.1368.

What county is 27542 in?

27542 spans 3 counties: Johnston County, Wilson County and Wayne County. Most of it falls in Johnston 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 27542?

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

What time zone is 27542 in?

27542 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27542?

About 9,850 people live in ZIP code 27542, in 3,892 households, at 109.3 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 27542?

$66,038 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27542?

The closest are 27555 (5.4 mi), 27851 (6.1 mi), 27576 (7.5 mi), 27880 (8.4 mi) and 27568 (9.5 mi).

Is 27542 a PO Box ZIP code?

27542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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