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27587

ZIP 27587 is in Wake Forest, North Carolina, mostly in Wake County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Wake Forest has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 27588.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wake +2 more
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
82,886
Coordinates
35.9808, -78.5511
☼ Live from 27587 — Wake Forest, NC

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Where 27587 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27587
  • 🔢 Type 27587 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,587 = 7 × 7 × 563. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110101111000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27586 (Vaughan, NC, 43 mi away) and 27588 (Wake Forest, NC, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27587 becomes 78572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mission, TX, 1,349 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25778, 27857, 27875, 28577, 28757, 28775, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85277 in Mesa, AZ, 1,890 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,121 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27587 and you would come out at 35.98°S, 101.45°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 105.1 square miles of land, 27587 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population82,886This ZIP82,886
Households29,545This ZIP29,545
Housing units31,117This ZIP31,117
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$133,743This ZIP$133,743North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$497,800This ZIP$497,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,544This ZIP$1,544North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.7%This ZIP57.7%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density788.5 / sq miThis ZIP788.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,943This ZIP1,943
Employees20,587This ZIP20,587
Annual payroll$865,106,000This ZIP$865,106,000
Tax returns filed37,450This ZIP37,450
Total adjusted gross income$4,787,526,000This ZIP$4,787,526,000

Land area

Land area105.13 sq miThis ZIP105.13 sq mi
Water area4.93 sq miThis ZIP4.93 sq mi

Counties 27587 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wake County 87.7%
Granville County 9.6%
Franklin County 2.7%

Other place names in 27587

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

ZIP codes near 27587

ZIPCityDistance
27614 Raleigh, NC 4.5 mi
27588 Wake Forest, NC 5.6 mi
27571 Rolesville, NC 6.3 mi
27596 Youngsville, NC 6.6 mi
27615 Raleigh, NC 7.4 mi
27616 Raleigh, NC 7.9 mi
27613 Raleigh, NC 9.7 mi
27619 Raleigh, NC 10.0 mi
27609 Raleigh, NC 10.5 mi
27604 Raleigh, NC 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27587?

27587 is in Wake Forest, North Carolina, in Wake County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9808, -78.5511.

What county is 27587 in?

27587 spans 3 counties: Wake County, Granville County and Franklin County. Most of it falls in Wake 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 27587?

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

What time zone is 27587 in?

27587 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27587?

About 82,886 people live in ZIP code 27587, in 29,545 households, at 788.5 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 27587?

$133,743 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27587?

The closest are 27614 (4.5 mi), 27588 (5.6 mi), 27571 (6.3 mi), 27596 (6.6 mi) and 27615 (7.4 mi).

Is 27587 a PO Box ZIP code?

27587 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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