27599
ZIP 27599 is in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in Orange County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Chapel Hill has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 27514, 27515, 27516 and 27517.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Orange
- Metro area
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 35.9040, -79.0521
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Where 27599 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.
- 🔢 Type 27599 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GGSLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,599 = 11 × 13 × 193. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101111001111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27597 (Zebulon, NC, 42 mi away) and 27601 (Raleigh, NC, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27599 becomes 99572 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cooper Landing, AK, 3,464 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25979, 27959, 29579, 29597, 59729, 59927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99752 in Kotzebue, AK, 3,751 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,097 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27599 and you would come out at 35.90°S, 100.95°E — 896 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 0.100 square miles of land, 27599 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 48 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 23This ZIP23 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 795This ZIP795 |
| Annual payroll | $29,361,000This ZIP$29,361,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27599
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27599
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27515 | Chapel Hill, NC | 0.7 mi |
27510 | Carrboro, NC | 1.7 mi |
27514 | Chapel Hill, NC | 4.3 mi |
27517 | Chapel Hill, NC | 4.4 mi |
27516 | Chapel Hill, NC | 5.8 mi |
27707 | Durham, NC | 6.5 mi |
27713 | Durham, NC | 6.7 mi |
27706 | Durham, NC | 8.9 mi |
27708 | Durham, NC | 9.0 mi |
27705 | Durham, NC | 9.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27599?
27599 is in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in Orange County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9040, -79.0521.
What county is 27599 in?
27599 lies in Orange County.
What area code is 27599?
Chapel Hill uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27599 in?
27599 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27599?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 27599. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 27599?
The closest are 27515 (0.7 mi), 27510 (1.7 mi), 27514 (4.3 mi), 27517 (4.4 mi) and 27516 (5.8 mi).
Is 27599 a PO Box ZIP code?
27599 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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