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27568

ZIP 27568 is Pine Level, 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
1,542
Coordinates
35.5113, -78.2429
☼ Live from 27568 — Pine Level, NC

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Where 27568 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27568
  • 🔢 Type 27568 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,568 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1723. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27565 (Oxford, NC, 63 mi away) and 27569 (Princeton, NC, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27568 becomes 86572, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25678, 25876, 26578, 26587, 27586, 27658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85267 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,912 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 27568 and you would come out at 35.51°S, 101.76°E — 846 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 27568 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 588 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,542This ZIP1,542
Households542This ZIP542
Housing units604This ZIP604
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,071This ZIP$66,071North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$230,800This ZIP$230,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$791This ZIP$791North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density1,270.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,270.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees363This ZIP363
Annual payroll$12,578,000This ZIP$12,578,000

Land area

Land area1.21 sq miThis ZIP1.21 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 27568

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

ZIP codes near 27568

ZIPCityDistance
27555 Micro, NC 4.2 mi
27576 Selma, NC 4.7 mi
27577 Smithfield, NC 5.9 mi
27569 Princeton, NC 6.9 mi
27593 Wilsons Mills, NC 8.5 mi
27542 Kenly, NC 9.5 mi
27524 Four Oaks, NC 11.3 mi
27527 Clayton, NC 12.6 mi
27530 Goldsboro, NC 13.5 mi
27533 Goldsboro, NC 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27568?

27568 is in Pine Level, North Carolina, in Johnston County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5113, -78.2429.

What county is 27568 in?

27568 lies in Johnston County.

What area code is 27568?

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

What time zone is 27568 in?

27568 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27568?

About 1,542 people live in ZIP code 27568, in 542 households, at 1,270.2 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 27568?

$66,071 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27568?

The closest are 27555 (4.2 mi), 27576 (4.7 mi), 27577 (5.9 mi), 27569 (6.9 mi) and 27593 (8.5 mi).

Is 27568 a PO Box ZIP code?

27568 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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