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27544

ZIP 27544 is Kittrell, North Carolina, mostly in Vance County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Vance +2 more
Metro area
Henderson, NC
Population
3,329
Coordinates
36.1912, -78.4405
☼ Live from 27544 — Kittrell, NC

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Where 27544 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27544
  • 🔢 Type 27544 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,544 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 313. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27543 (Kipling, NC, 54 mi away) and 27545 (Knightdale, NC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27544 becomes 44572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24457, 24574, 42457, 42754, 44275, 45247, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57442 in Gettysburg, SD, 1,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,122 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27544 and you would come out at 36.19°S, 101.56°E — 868 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 60.1 square miles of land, 27544 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,329This ZIP3,329
Households1,300This ZIP1,300
Housing units1,587This ZIP1,587
Median age52.2This ZIP52.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,304This ZIP$66,304North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$173,900This ZIP$173,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$787This ZIP$787North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density55.4 / sq miThis ZIP55.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees429This ZIP429
Annual payroll$17,571,000This ZIP$17,571,000
Tax returns filed1,820This ZIP1,820
Total adjusted gross income$110,954,000This ZIP$110,954,000

Land area

Land area60.14 sq miThis ZIP60.14 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 27544 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Vance County 50.9%
Franklin County 29.7%
Granville County 19.3%

Other place names in 27544

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ZIP codes near 27544

ZIPCityDistance
27525 Franklinton, NC 3.6 mi
27536 Henderson, NC 9.5 mi
27537 Henderson, NC 11.8 mi
27549 Louisburg, NC 12.3 mi
27596 Youngsville, NC 13.2 mi
27522 Creedmoor, NC 14.4 mi
27588 Wake Forest, NC 15.1 mi
27587 Wake Forest, NC 15.8 mi
27556 Middleburg, NC 16.0 mi
27581 Stem, NC 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27544?

27544 is in Kittrell, North Carolina, in Vance County, part of the Henderson, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1912, -78.4405.

What county is 27544 in?

27544 spans 3 counties: Vance County, Franklin County and Granville 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 27544?

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

What time zone is 27544 in?

27544 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27544?

About 3,329 people live in ZIP code 27544, in 1,300 households, at 55.4 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 27544?

$66,304 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27544?

The closest are 27525 (3.6 mi), 27536 (9.5 mi), 27537 (11.8 mi), 27549 (12.3 mi) and 27596 (13.2 mi).

Is 27544 a PO Box ZIP code?

27544 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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