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Where 27605 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 27605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOgLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,605 = 5 × 5521. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110101111010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27604 (Raleigh, NC, 6 mi away) and 27606 (Raleigh, NC, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27605 becomes 50672 — and that is a real ZIP code: Steamboat Rock, IA, 897 miles away.
- 👥 69 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02576, 02657, 02675, 05672, 05762, 06725, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57620 in Bison, SD, 1,410 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
- 🎯1,120 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27605 and you would come out at 35.79°S, 101.35°E — 873 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
- 📏 At 1.0 square miles of land, 27605 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 496 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 6,286This ZIP6,286 |
|---|---|
| Households | 3,754This ZIP3,754 |
| Housing units | 4,195This ZIP4,195 |
| Median age | 30.9This ZIP30.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $71,096This ZIP$71,096North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $540,000This ZIP$540,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,668This ZIP$1,668North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 75.7%This ZIP75.7% |
| Mean commute | 16.2 minThis ZIP16.2 min |
| Population density | 6,138.7 / sq miThis ZIP6,138.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 457This ZIP457 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6,287This ZIP6,287 |
| Annual payroll | $347,165,000This ZIP$347,165,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 3,400This ZIP3,400 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $604,998,000This ZIP$604,998,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27605
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27605
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27695 | Raleigh, NC | 1.4 mi |
27608 | Raleigh, NC | 1.4 mi |
27601 | Raleigh, NC | 1.6 mi |
27611 | Raleigh, NC | 1.7 mi |
27620 | Raleigh, NC | 1.7 mi |
27621 | Raleigh, NC | 1.7 mi |
27622 | Raleigh, NC | 1.7 mi |
27623 | Raleigh, NC | 1.7 mi |
27624 | Raleigh, NC | 1.7 mi |
27625 | Raleigh, NC | 1.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27605?
27605 is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7904, -78.6546.
What county is 27605 in?
27605 lies in Wake County.
What area code is 27605?
Raleigh uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27605 in?
27605 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27605?
About 6,286 people live in ZIP code 27605, in 3,754 households, at 6,138.7 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 27605?
$71,096 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27605?
The closest are 27695 (1.4 mi), 27608 (1.4 mi), 27601 (1.6 mi), 27611 (1.7 mi) and 27620 (1.7 mi).
Is 27605 a PO Box ZIP code?
27605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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