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27583

ZIP 27583 is Timberlake, North Carolina, mostly in Person County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Person +2 more
Population
7,242
Coordinates
36.3097, -78.9306
☼ Live from 27583 — Timberlake, NC

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Where 27583 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27583
  • 🔢 Type 27583 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27583 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27582 (Stovall, NC, 22 mi away) and 27584 (Townsville, NC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27583 becomes 38572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Crossville, TN, 348 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23857, 23875, 25387, 25837, 25873, 27358, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83725 in Boise, ID, 2,019 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,094 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27583 and you would come out at 36.31°S, 101.07°E — 897 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 49.2 square miles of land, 27583 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,242This ZIP7,242
Households2,911This ZIP2,911
Housing units3,006This ZIP3,006
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$71,484This ZIP$71,484North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$279,900This ZIP$279,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$888This ZIP$888North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density147.2 / sq miThis ZIP147.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees823This ZIP823
Annual payroll$32,478,000This ZIP$32,478,000
Tax returns filed3,550This ZIP3,550
Total adjusted gross income$243,227,000This ZIP$243,227,000

Land area

Land area49.19 sq miThis ZIP49.19 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Counties 27583 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Person County 95.8%
Orange County 2.9%
Durham County 1.3%

Other place names in 27583

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ZIP codes near 27583

ZIPCityDistance
27572 Rougemont, NC 4.8 mi
27573 Roxboro, NC 6.7 mi
27541 Hurdle Mills, NC 9.0 mi
27503 Bahama, NC 11.1 mi
27574 Roxboro, NC 12.5 mi
27581 Stem, NC 13.1 mi
27314 Prospect Hill, NC 14.8 mi
27712 Durham, NC 14.9 mi
27509 Butner, NC 15.1 mi
27291 Leasburg, NC 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27583?

27583 is in Timberlake, North Carolina, in Person County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3097, -78.9306.

What county is 27583 in?

27583 spans 3 counties: Person County, Orange County and Durham 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 27583?

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

What time zone is 27583 in?

27583 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27583?

About 7,242 people live in ZIP code 27583, in 2,911 households, at 147.2 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 27583?

$71,484 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27583?

The closest are 27572 (4.8 mi), 27573 (6.7 mi), 27541 (9 mi), 27503 (11.1 mi) and 27574 (12.5 mi).

Is 27583 a PO Box ZIP code?

27583 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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