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Where 27697 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 27697 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGgLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 27697 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110000110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27695 (Raleigh, NC, 3 mi away) and 27698 (Raleigh, NC, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27697 becomes 79672, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27967, 27976, 29677, 62977, 72679, 72769, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96772 in Naalehu, HI, 4,748 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
- 🎯1,122 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27697 and you would come out at 35.78°S, 101.38°E — 871 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
- 📏 At 0.011 square miles of land, 27697 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 5 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 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27697
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27697
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27601 | Raleigh, NC | 0.7 mi |
27611 | Raleigh, NC | 1.3 mi |
27620 | Raleigh, NC | 1.3 mi |
27621 | Raleigh, NC | 1.3 mi |
27622 | Raleigh, NC | 1.3 mi |
27623 | Raleigh, NC | 1.3 mi |
27624 | Raleigh, NC | 1.3 mi |
27625 | Raleigh, NC | 1.3 mi |
27626 | Raleigh, NC | 1.3 mi |
27627 | Raleigh, NC | 1.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27697?
27697 is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7788, -78.6230.
What county is 27697 in?
27697 lies in Wake County.
What area code is 27697?
Raleigh uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27697 in?
27697 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27697?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 27697. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 27697?
The closest are 27601 (0.7 mi), 27611 (1.3 mi), 27620 (1.3 mi), 27621 (1.3 mi) and 27622 (1.3 mi).
Is 27697 a PO Box ZIP code?
27697 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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