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27572

ZIP 27572 is Rougemont, North Carolina, mostly in Person County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Person +3 more
Population
6,131
Coordinates
36.2551, -78.8775
☼ Live from 27572 — Rougemont, NC

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Where 27572 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27572
  • 🔢 Type 27572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆27572 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,572 = 2 × 2 × 61 × 113. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27571 (Rolesville, NC, 33 mi away) and 27573 (Roxboro, NC, 11 mi away).
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22577, 25727, 25772, 27527, 52727, 52772, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57722 in Buffalo Gap, SD, 1,366 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,098 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27572 and you would come out at 36.26°S, 101.12°E — 893 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 106.3 square miles of land, 27572 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,131This ZIP6,131
Households2,489This ZIP2,489
Housing units2,681This ZIP2,681
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,724This ZIP$90,724North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$271,800This ZIP$271,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$791This ZIP$791North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%This ZIP25.5%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density57.7 / sq miThis ZIP57.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees328This ZIP328
Annual payroll$15,264,000This ZIP$15,264,000
Tax returns filed3,250This ZIP3,250
Total adjusted gross income$269,377,000This ZIP$269,377,000

Land area

Land area106.35 sq miThis ZIP106.35 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Counties 27572 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Person County 35.8%
Durham County 24.4%
Orange County 23.6%
Granville County 16.2%

Other place names in 27572

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ZIP codes near 27572

ZIPCityDistance
27583 Timberlake, NC 4.8 mi
27503 Bahama, NC 7.1 mi
27581 Stem, NC 8.7 mi
27509 Butner, NC 10.3 mi
27712 Durham, NC 11.1 mi
27573 Roxboro, NC 11.3 mi
27541 Hurdle Mills, NC 11.5 mi
27702 Durham, NC 14.1 mi
27710 Durham, NC 14.1 mi
27711 Durham, NC 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27572?

27572 is in Rougemont, North Carolina, in Person County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2551, -78.8775.

What county is 27572 in?

27572 spans 4 counties: Person County, Durham County, Orange County and Granville County. Most of it falls in Person 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 27572?

Rougemont uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27572 in?

27572 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27572?

About 6,131 people live in ZIP code 27572, in 2,489 households, at 57.7 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 27572?

$90,724 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27572?

The closest are 27583 (4.8 mi), 27503 (7.1 mi), 27581 (8.7 mi), 27509 (10.3 mi) and 27712 (11.1 mi).

Is 27572 a PO Box ZIP code?

27572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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