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Where 27701 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 27701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 27701 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110000110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27699 (Raleigh, NC, 21 mi away) and 27702 (Durham, NC, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27701 becomes 10772, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01772, 02717, 02771, 07712, 07721, 10277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77021 in Houston, TX, 1,048 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
- 🎯1,102 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27701 and you would come out at 36.00°S, 101.10°E — 890 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 5.2 square miles of land, 27701 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 24,793This ZIP24,793 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11,974This ZIP11,974 |
| Housing units | 14,073This ZIP14,073 |
| Median age | 34.7This ZIP34.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $69,740This ZIP$69,740North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $508,900This ZIP$508,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,351This ZIP$1,351North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 53.0%This ZIP53.0% |
| Mean commute | 20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min |
| Population density | 4,723.4 / sq miThis ZIP4,723.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,096This ZIP1,096 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 19,203This ZIP19,203 |
| Annual payroll | $1,941,829,000This ZIP$1,941,829,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 11,020This ZIP11,020 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $956,068,000This ZIP$956,068,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 5.25 sq miThis ZIP5.25 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27701
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27701
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27722 | Durham, NC | 0.4 mi |
27706 | Durham, NC | 2.5 mi |
27708 | Durham, NC | 2.5 mi |
27702 | Durham, NC | 4.2 mi |
27710 | Durham, NC | 4.2 mi |
27711 | Durham, NC | 4.2 mi |
27715 | Durham, NC | 4.2 mi |
27717 | Durham, NC | 4.2 mi |
27707 | Durham, NC | 4.4 mi |
27704 | Durham, NC | 4.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27701?
27701 is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9992, -78.8979.
What county is 27701 in?
27701 lies in Durham County.
What area code is 27701?
Durham uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27701 in?
27701 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27701?
About 24,793 people live in ZIP code 27701, in 11,974 households, at 4,723.4 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 27701?
$69,740 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27701?
The closest are 27722 (0.4 mi), 27706 (2.5 mi), 27708 (2.5 mi), 27702 (4.2 mi) and 27710 (4.2 mi).
Is 27701 a PO Box ZIP code?
27701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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