27560
ZIP 27560 is Morrisville, North Carolina, mostly in Wake County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Wake +1 more
- Metro area
- Raleigh-Cary, NC
- Population
- 40,792
- Coordinates
- 35.8576, -78.8271
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Where 27560 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 27560 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,560 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 13 × 53. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101110101000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27559 (Moncure, NC, 22 mi away) and 27562 (New Hill, NC, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27560 becomes 06572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57620 in Bison, SD, 1,399 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
- 🎯1,110 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27560 and you would come out at 35.86°S, 101.17°E — 883 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 27.4 square miles of land, 27560 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 40,792This ZIP40,792 |
|---|---|
| Households | 16,790This ZIP16,790 |
| Housing units | 18,446This ZIP18,446 |
| Median age | 34.3This ZIP34.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $118,417This ZIP$118,417North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $508,200This ZIP$508,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,840This ZIP$1,840North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 72.5%This ZIP72.5% |
| Mean commute | 21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min |
| Population density | 1,488.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,488.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,559This ZIP1,559 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 61,760This ZIP61,760 |
| Annual payroll | $5,931,242,000This ZIP$5,931,242,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 18,770This ZIP18,770 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $2,102,423,000This ZIP$2,102,423,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 27.40 sq miThis ZIP27.40 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi |
Counties 27560 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Wake County | 86.9% |
| Durham County | 13.1% |
Other place names in 27560
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27560
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27512 | Cary, NC | 3.5 mi |
27513 | Cary, NC | 4.1 mi |
27617 | Raleigh, NC | 4.7 mi |
27519 | Cary, NC | 4.8 mi |
27709 | Durham, NC | 4.9 mi |
27607 | Raleigh, NC | 6.2 mi |
27713 | Durham, NC | 6.3 mi |
27511 | Cary, NC | 6.9 mi |
27612 | Raleigh, NC | 6.9 mi |
27703 | Durham, NC | 7.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27560?
27560 is in Morrisville, North Carolina, in Wake County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8576, -78.8271.
What county is 27560 in?
27560 spans 2 counties: Wake County and Durham County. Most of it falls in Wake 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 27560?
Morrisville uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27560 in?
27560 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27560?
About 40,792 people live in ZIP code 27560, in 16,790 households, at 1,488.9 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 27560?
$118,417 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27560?
The closest are 27512 (3.5 mi), 27513 (4.1 mi), 27617 (4.7 mi), 27519 (4.8 mi) and 27709 (4.9 mi).
Is 27560 a PO Box ZIP code?
27560 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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