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27713

ZIP 27713 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 +2 more
Population
59,197
Coordinates
35.8835, -78.9355
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Where 27713 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27713
  • 🔢 Type 27713 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EILLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,713 = 7 × 37 × 107. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110001000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27712 (Durham, NC, 15 mi away) and 27715 (Durham, NC, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27713 becomes 31772 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oakfield, GA, 407 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12737, 17237, 17327, 17372, 17723, 21737, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73127 in Oklahoma City, OK, 1,049 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,103 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27713 and you would come out at 35.88°S, 101.06°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 35.4 square miles of land, 27713 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population59,197This ZIP59,197
Households25,689This ZIP25,689
Housing units26,992This ZIP26,992
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$100,676This ZIP$100,676North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$418,400This ZIP$418,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,540This ZIP$1,540North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.7%This ZIP67.7%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density1,674.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,674.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,482This ZIP1,482
Employees27,055This ZIP27,055
Annual payroll$1,901,394,000This ZIP$1,901,394,000
Tax returns filed28,080This ZIP28,080
Total adjusted gross income$2,801,778,000This ZIP$2,801,778,000

Land area

Land area35.36 sq miThis ZIP35.36 sq mi
Water area4.33 sq miThis ZIP4.33 sq mi

Counties 27713 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Durham County 73.0%
Chatham County 26.5%
Wake County 0.6%

Other place names in 27713

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ZIP codes near 27713

ZIPCityDistance
27709 Durham, NC 4.6 mi
27707 Durham, NC 5.0 mi
27519 Cary, NC 5.9 mi
27517 Chapel Hill, NC 6.1 mi
27560 Morrisville, NC 6.3 mi
27599 Chapel Hill, NC 6.7 mi
27515 Chapel Hill, NC 7.0 mi
27512 Cary, NC 7.5 mi
27523 Apex, NC 7.7 mi
27706 Durham, NC 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27713?

27713 is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County, part of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8835, -78.9355.

What county is 27713 in?

27713 spans 3 counties: Durham County, Chatham 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 27713?

Durham uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27713 in?

27713 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27713?

About 59,197 people live in ZIP code 27713, in 25,689 households, at 1,674.1 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 27713?

$100,676 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27713?

The closest are 27709 (4.6 mi), 27707 (5 mi), 27519 (5.9 mi), 27517 (6.1 mi) and 27560 (6.3 mi).

Is 27713 a PO Box ZIP code?

27713 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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