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Where 27709 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 27709 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOLLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,709 = 11 × 11 × 229. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110000111101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27708 (Durham, NC, 7 mi away) and 27710 (Durham, NC, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27709 becomes 90772, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02779, 07927, 09727, 09772, 20779, 20797, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09772 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,003 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
- 🎯1,106 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27709 and you would come out at 35.92°S, 101.13°E — 887 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 5.7 square miles of land, 27709 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 324This ZIP324 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 35,641This ZIP35,641 |
| Annual payroll | $5,807,531,000This ZIP$5,807,531,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 5.73 sq miThis ZIP5.73 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 27709
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27709
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27703 | Durham, NC | 4.5 mi |
27713 | Durham, NC | 4.6 mi |
27560 | Morrisville, NC | 4.9 mi |
27617 | Raleigh, NC | 5.4 mi |
27707 | Durham, NC | 5.4 mi |
27722 | Durham, NC | 5.4 mi |
27701 | Durham, NC | 5.7 mi |
27706 | Durham, NC | 6.8 mi |
27708 | Durham, NC | 7.0 mi |
27519 | Cary, NC | 7.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27709?
27709 is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9201, -78.8671.
What county is 27709 in?
27709 lies in Durham County.
What area code is 27709?
Durham uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27709 in?
27709 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27709?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 27709. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 27709?
The closest are 27703 (4.5 mi), 27713 (4.6 mi), 27560 (4.9 mi), 27617 (5.4 mi) and 27707 (5.4 mi).
Is 27709 a PO Box ZIP code?
27709 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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