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27576

ZIP 27576 is Selma, 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
21,624
Coordinates
35.5775, -78.2613
☼ Live from 27576 — Selma, NC

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Where 27576 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27576
  • 🔢 Type 27576 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,576 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 383. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27574 (Roxboro, NC, 70 mi away) and 27577 (Smithfield, NC, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27576 becomes 67572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ransom, KS, 1,209 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25776, 26757, 27675, 52767, 52776, 56277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57762 in Nisland, SD, 1,473 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,146 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27576 and you would come out at 35.58°S, 101.74°E — 848 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 81.3 square miles of land, 27576 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,624This ZIP21,624
Households7,998This ZIP7,998
Housing units8,702This ZIP8,702
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,831This ZIP$66,831North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$207,600This ZIP$207,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$898This ZIP$898North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute34.4 minThis ZIP34.4 min
Population density265.9 / sq miThis ZIP265.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments297This ZIP297
Employees3,640This ZIP3,640
Annual payroll$171,516,000This ZIP$171,516,000
Tax returns filed8,150This ZIP8,150
Total adjusted gross income$454,485,000This ZIP$454,485,000

Land area

Land area81.32 sq miThis ZIP81.32 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 27576

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

ZIP codes near 27576

ZIPCityDistance
27555 Micro, NC 3.4 mi
27568 Pine Level, NC 4.7 mi
27593 Wilsons Mills, NC 5.7 mi
27542 Kenly, NC 7.5 mi
27577 Smithfield, NC 7.5 mi
27527 Clayton, NC 8.6 mi
27569 Princeton, NC 11.4 mi
27520 Clayton, NC 12.3 mi
27528 Clayton, NC 12.4 mi
27851 Lucama, NC 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27576?

27576 is in Selma, North Carolina, in Johnston County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5775, -78.2613.

What county is 27576 in?

27576 lies in Johnston County.

What area code is 27576?

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

What time zone is 27576 in?

27576 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27576?

About 21,624 people live in ZIP code 27576, in 7,998 households, at 265.9 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 27576?

$66,831 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27576?

The closest are 27555 (3.4 mi), 27568 (4.7 mi), 27593 (5.7 mi), 27542 (7.5 mi) and 27577 (7.5 mi).

Is 27576 a PO Box ZIP code?

27576 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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