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Where 27708 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 27708 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOLLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,708 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2309. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110000111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27707 (Durham, NC, 3 mi away) and 27709 (Durham, NC, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27708 becomes 80772, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 07827, 20778, 20787, 20877, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87027 in La Jara, NM, 1,559 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,100 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27708 and you would come out at 36.00°S, 101.06°E — 892 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 0.436 square miles of land, 27708 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 211 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 3,253This ZIP3,253 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.9This ZIP19.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 100.0%This ZIP100.0% |
| Mean commute | 11.7 minThis ZIP11.7 min |
| Population density | 7,461.0 / sq miThis ZIP7,461.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 25This ZIP25 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 20,632This ZIP20,632 |
| Annual payroll | $1,713,635,000This ZIP$1,713,635,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27708
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27708
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27706 | Durham, NC | 0.2 mi |
27722 | Durham, NC | 2.5 mi |
27701 | Durham, NC | 2.5 mi |
27705 | Durham, NC | 2.8 mi |
27707 | Durham, NC | 3.2 mi |
27702 | Durham, NC | 5.9 mi |
27710 | Durham, NC | 5.9 mi |
27711 | Durham, NC | 5.9 mi |
27715 | Durham, NC | 5.9 mi |
27717 | Durham, NC | 5.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27708?
27708 is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0001, -78.9431.
What county is 27708 in?
27708 lies in Durham County.
What area code is 27708?
Durham uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27708 in?
27708 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27708?
About 3,253 people live in ZIP code 27708, at 7,461.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 27708?
The closest are 27706 (0.2 mi), 27722 (2.5 mi), 27701 (2.5 mi), 27705 (2.8 mi) and 27707 (3.2 mi).
Is 27708 a PO Box ZIP code?
27708 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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