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27545

ZIP 27545 is Knightdale, North Carolina, in Wake County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wake
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
34,163
Coordinates
35.7837, -78.4834
☼ Live from 27545 — Knightdale, NC

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Where 27545 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27545
  • 🔢 Type 27545 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,545 = 5 × 7 × 787. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27544 (Kittrell, NC, 28 mi away) and 27546 (Lillington, NC, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27545 becomes 54572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24557, 25547, 27455, 42755, 45275, 47525, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57452 in Java, SD, 1,301 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,129 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27545 and you would come out at 35.78°S, 101.52°E — 863 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 31.6 square miles of land, 27545 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,163This ZIP34,163
Households12,089This ZIP12,089
Housing units12,652This ZIP12,652
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,527This ZIP$91,527North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$346,900This ZIP$346,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,652This ZIP$1,652North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%This ZIP40.2%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density1,079.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,079.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments653This ZIP653
Employees8,145This ZIP8,145
Annual payroll$367,595,000This ZIP$367,595,000
Tax returns filed16,000This ZIP16,000
Total adjusted gross income$1,102,326,000This ZIP$1,102,326,000

Land area

Land area31.65 sq miThis ZIP31.65 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 27545

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ZIP codes near 27545

ZIPCityDistance
27610 Raleigh, NC 4.5 mi
27629 Raleigh, NC 4.5 mi
27604 Raleigh, NC 5.2 mi
27591 Wendell, NC 5.3 mi
27616 Raleigh, NC 6.6 mi
27697 Raleigh, NC 7.8 mi
27611 Raleigh, NC 8.0 mi
27620 Raleigh, NC 8.0 mi
27621 Raleigh, NC 8.0 mi
27622 Raleigh, NC 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27545?

27545 is in Knightdale, North Carolina, in Wake County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7837, -78.4834.

What county is 27545 in?

27545 lies in Wake County.

What area code is 27545?

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

What time zone is 27545 in?

27545 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27545?

About 34,163 people live in ZIP code 27545, in 12,089 households, at 1,079.5 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 27545?

$91,527 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27545?

The closest are 27610 (4.5 mi), 27629 (4.5 mi), 27604 (5.2 mi), 27591 (5.3 mi) and 27616 (6.6 mi).

Is 27545 a PO Box ZIP code?

27545 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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