27703
ZIP 27703 is in Durham, North Carolina, mostly in Durham County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time. Durham has 16 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Durham +1 more
- Metro area
- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
- Population
- 63,458
- Coordinates
- 35.9613, -78.8052
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Where 27703 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 27703 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOLLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,703 = 13 × 2131. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110000110111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27702 (Durham, NC, 7 mi away) and 27704 (Durham, NC, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27703 becomes 30772, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07723, 07732, 20737, 20773, 23707, 27370, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73720 in Bison, OK, 1,063 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
- 🎯1,108 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27703 and you would come out at 35.96°S, 101.19°E — 884 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 49.1 square miles of land, 27703 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 63,458This ZIP63,458 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26,653This ZIP26,653 |
| Housing units | 28,393This ZIP28,393 |
| Median age | 36.5This ZIP36.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $89,317This ZIP$89,317North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $378,400This ZIP$378,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,584This ZIP$1,584North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.4%This ZIP47.4% |
| Mean commute | 23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min |
| Population density | 1,293.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,293.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,352This ZIP1,352 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 42,737This ZIP42,737 |
| Annual payroll | $4,171,145,000This ZIP$4,171,145,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 33,550This ZIP33,550 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $2,638,729,000This ZIP$2,638,729,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 49.07 sq miThis ZIP49.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.54 sq miThis ZIP3.54 sq mi |
Counties 27703 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Durham County | 99.3% |
| Wake County | 0.7% |
Other place names in 27703
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27703
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27617 | Raleigh, NC | 4.1 mi |
27709 | Durham, NC | 4.5 mi |
27722 | Durham, NC | 5.7 mi |
27704 | Durham, NC | 5.8 mi |
27613 | Raleigh, NC | 5.8 mi |
27701 | Durham, NC | 5.8 mi |
27702 | Durham, NC | 6.9 mi |
27710 | Durham, NC | 6.9 mi |
27711 | Durham, NC | 6.9 mi |
27715 | Durham, NC | 6.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27703?
27703 is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9613, -78.8052.
What county is 27703 in?
27703 spans 2 counties: Durham County and Wake County. Most of it falls in Durham 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 27703?
Durham uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27703 in?
27703 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27703?
About 63,458 people live in ZIP code 27703, in 26,653 households, at 1,293.3 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 27703?
$89,317 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27703?
The closest are 27617 (4.1 mi), 27709 (4.5 mi), 27722 (5.7 mi), 27704 (5.8 mi) and 27613 (5.8 mi).
Is 27703 a PO Box ZIP code?
27703 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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