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27555

ZIP 27555 is Micro, North Carolina, in Johnston County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Johnston
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
573
Coordinates
35.5624, -78.2035
☼ Live from 27555 — Micro, NC

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Where 27555 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27555
  • 🔢 Type 27555 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,555 = 3 × 5 × 11 × 167. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27553 (Manson, NC, 64 mi away) and 27556 (Middleburg, NC, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27555 becomes 55572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rockford, MN, 1,047 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25557, 25755, 52557, 52755, 55572, 55725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57552 in Midland, SD, 1,353 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,149 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27555 and you would come out at 35.56°S, 101.80°E — 845 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 0.419 square miles of land, 27555 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 203 football fields.
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People and housing

Population573This ZIP573
Households228This ZIP228
Housing units255This ZIP255
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$44,531This ZIP$44,531North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$170,700This ZIP$170,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$917This ZIP$917North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density1,367.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,367.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$1,094,000This ZIP$1,094,000

Land area

Land area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 27555

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ZIP codes near 27555

ZIPCityDistance
27576 Selma, NC 3.4 mi
27568 Pine Level, NC 4.2 mi
27542 Kenly, NC 5.4 mi
27593 Wilsons Mills, NC 9.1 mi
27577 Smithfield, NC 9.3 mi
27569 Princeton, NC 9.4 mi
27851 Lucama, NC 11.1 mi
27527 Clayton, NC 11.8 mi
27880 Sims, NC 13.5 mi
27863 Pikeville, NC 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27555?

27555 is in Micro, North Carolina, in Johnston County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5624, -78.2035.

What county is 27555 in?

27555 lies in Johnston County.

What area code is 27555?

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

What time zone is 27555 in?

27555 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27555?

About 573 people live in ZIP code 27555, in 228 households, at 1,367.5 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 27555?

$44,531 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27555?

The closest are 27576 (3.4 mi), 27568 (4.2 mi), 27542 (5.4 mi), 27593 (9.1 mi) and 27577 (9.3 mi).

Is 27555 a PO Box ZIP code?

27555 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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