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27549

ZIP 27549 is Louisburg, North Carolina, in Franklin County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
25,543
Coordinates
36.0996, -78.2512
☼ Live from 27549 — Louisburg, NC

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Where 27549 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27549
  • 🔢 Type 27549 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,549 = 3 × 3 × 3061. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27546 (Lillington, NC, 60 mi away) and 27551 (Macon, NC, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27549 becomes 94572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rodeo, CA, 2,406 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24579, 24597, 24957, 27495, 27594, 27954, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95427 in Comptche, CA, 2,462 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,134 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27549 and you would come out at 36.10°S, 101.75°E — 856 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 231.7 square miles of land, 27549 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 176 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,543This ZIP25,543
Households9,862This ZIP9,862
Housing units11,512This ZIP11,512
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,879This ZIP$67,879North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$220,600This ZIP$220,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,055This ZIP$1,055North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute33.9 minThis ZIP33.9 min
Population density110.3 / sq miThis ZIP110.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments469This ZIP469
Employees4,059This ZIP4,059
Annual payroll$150,429,000This ZIP$150,429,000
Tax returns filed10,590This ZIP10,590
Total adjusted gross income$665,370,000This ZIP$665,370,000

Land area

Land area231.66 sq miThis ZIP231.66 sq mi
Water area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi

Other place names in 27549

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 27549

ZIPCityDistance
27508 Bunn, NC 9.7 mi
27816 Castalia, NC 10.0 mi
27544 Kittrell, NC 12.3 mi
27596 Youngsville, NC 12.4 mi
27525 Franklinton, NC 12.8 mi
27882 Spring Hope, NC 13.2 mi
27588 Wake Forest, NC 14.2 mi
27856 Nashville, NC 16.2 mi
27589 Warrenton, NC 16.7 mi
27571 Rolesville, NC 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27549?

27549 is in Louisburg, North Carolina, in Franklin County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0996, -78.2512.

What county is 27549 in?

27549 lies in Franklin County.

What area code is 27549?

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

What time zone is 27549 in?

27549 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27549?

About 25,543 people live in ZIP code 27549, in 9,862 households, at 110.3 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 27549?

$67,879 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27549?

The closest are 27508 (9.7 mi), 27816 (10 mi), 27544 (12.3 mi), 27596 (12.4 mi) and 27525 (12.8 mi).

Is 27549 a PO Box ZIP code?

27549 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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