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27557

ZIP 27557 is Middlesex, North Carolina, mostly in Nash County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nash +3 more
Metro area
Rocky Mount, NC
Population
8,657
Coordinates
35.7791, -78.1985
☼ Live from 27557 — Middlesex, NC

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Where 27557 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27557
  • 🔢 Type 27557 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,557 = 17 × 1621. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27556 (Middleburg, NC, 43 mi away) and 27559 (Moncure, NC, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27557 becomes 75572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Queen City, TX, 923 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25775, 52577, 52757, 55772, 57257, 57572, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57725 in Caputa, SD, 1,414 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,144 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27557 and you would come out at 35.78°S, 101.80°E — 848 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 67.2 square miles of land, 27557 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,657This ZIP8,657
Households2,992This ZIP2,992
Housing units3,213This ZIP3,213
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,541This ZIP$71,541North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$199,900This ZIP$199,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$845This ZIP$845North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute36.3 minThis ZIP36.3 min
Population density128.9 / sq miThis ZIP128.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments114This ZIP114
Employees794This ZIP794
Annual payroll$34,452,000This ZIP$34,452,000
Tax returns filed3,820This ZIP3,820
Total adjusted gross income$223,794,000This ZIP$223,794,000

Land area

Land area67.15 sq miThis ZIP67.15 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 27557 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Nash County 65.0%
Johnston County 32.0%
Wilson County 2.8%
Franklin County 0.2%

Other place names in 27557

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ZIP codes near 27557

ZIPCityDistance
27807 Bailey, NC 6.7 mi
27597 Zebulon, NC 7.3 mi
27880 Sims, NC 7.4 mi
27591 Wendell, NC 10.7 mi
27542 Kenly, NC 11.6 mi
27882 Spring Hope, NC 12.1 mi
27896 Wilson, NC 12.5 mi
27508 Bunn, NC 12.8 mi
27527 Clayton, NC 13.4 mi
27851 Lucama, NC 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27557?

27557 is in Middlesex, North Carolina, in Nash County, part of the Rocky Mount, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7791, -78.1985.

What county is 27557 in?

27557 spans 4 counties: Nash County, Johnston County, Wilson County and Franklin County. Most of it falls in Nash 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 time zone is 27557 in?

27557 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27557?

About 8,657 people live in ZIP code 27557, in 2,992 households, at 128.9 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 27557?

$71,541 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27557?

The closest are 27807 (6.7 mi), 27597 (7.3 mi), 27880 (7.4 mi), 27591 (10.7 mi) and 27542 (11.6 mi).

Is 27557 a PO Box ZIP code?

27557 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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