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27571

ZIP 27571 is Rolesville, North Carolina, in Wake County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wake
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
9,095
Coordinates
35.9246, -78.4615
☼ Live from 27571 — Rolesville, NC

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Where 27571 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27571
  • 🔢 Type 27571 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,571 = 79 × 349. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27570 (Ridgeway, NC, 38 mi away) and 27572 (Rougemont, NC, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27571 becomes 17572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ronks, PA, 309 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12577, 12775, 15277, 15727, 15772, 17257, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57217 in Bradley, SD, 1,186 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,127 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27571 and you would come out at 35.92°S, 101.54°E — 865 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 4.9 square miles of land, 27571 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,095This ZIP9,095
Households3,056This ZIP3,056
Housing units3,190This ZIP3,190
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$131,139This ZIP$131,139North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$495,100This ZIP$495,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,085This ZIP$1,085North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.8%This ZIP60.8%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density1,871.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,871.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments194This ZIP194
Employees1,453This ZIP1,453
Annual payroll$53,852,000This ZIP$53,852,000
Tax returns filed4,120This ZIP4,120
Total adjusted gross income$453,638,000This ZIP$453,638,000

Land area

Land area4.86 sq miThis ZIP4.86 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 27571

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ZIP codes near 27571

ZIPCityDistance
27588 Wake Forest, NC 3.4 mi
27596 Youngsville, NC 5.4 mi
27616 Raleigh, NC 6.0 mi
27587 Wake Forest, NC 6.3 mi
27614 Raleigh, NC 9.0 mi
27629 Raleigh, NC 9.0 mi
27604 Raleigh, NC 9.0 mi
27545 Knightdale, NC 9.8 mi
27615 Raleigh, NC 9.9 mi
27591 Wendell, NC 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27571?

27571 is in Rolesville, North Carolina, in Wake County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9246, -78.4615.

What county is 27571 in?

27571 lies in Wake County.

What area code is 27571?

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

What time zone is 27571 in?

27571 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27571?

About 9,095 people live in ZIP code 27571, in 3,056 households, at 1,871.0 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 27571?

$131,139 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27571?

The closest are 27588 (3.4 mi), 27596 (5.4 mi), 27616 (6 mi), 27587 (6.3 mi) and 27614 (9 mi).

Is 27571 a PO Box ZIP code?

27571 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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