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27803

ZIP 27803 is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, mostly in Nash County; area code 252; Eastern time. Rocky Mount has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 27801, 27802, 27804 and 27815.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nash +2 more
Metro area
Rocky Mount, NC
Population
20,055
Coordinates
35.8914, -77.8495
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Where 27803 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27803
  • 🔢 Type 27803 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27803 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27802 (Rocky Mount, NC, 5 mi away) and 27804 (Rocky Mount, NC, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27803 becomes 30872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02738, 02783, 02837, 02873, 03278, 03287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83720 in Boise, ID, 2,086 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,160 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27803 and you would come out at 35.89°S, 102.15°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 41.9 square miles of land, 27803 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,055This ZIP20,055
Households8,857This ZIP8,857
Housing units9,835This ZIP9,835
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,124This ZIP$60,124North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$174,500This ZIP$174,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$913This ZIP$913North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density478.1 / sq miThis ZIP478.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments259This ZIP259
Employees2,710This ZIP2,710
Annual payroll$112,370,000This ZIP$112,370,000
Tax returns filed9,070This ZIP9,070
Total adjusted gross income$590,008,000This ZIP$590,008,000

Land area

Land area41.94 sq miThis ZIP41.94 sq mi
Water area0.81 sq miThis ZIP0.81 sq mi

Counties 27803 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Nash County 84.7%
Wilson County 9.5%
Edgecombe County 5.8%

Other place names in 27803

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ZIP codes near 27803

ZIPCityDistance
27878 Sharpsburg, NC 2.0 mi
27802 Rocky Mount, NC 4.9 mi
27822 Elm City, NC 5.9 mi
27804 Rocky Mount, NC 6.8 mi
27801 Rocky Mount, NC 7.1 mi
27815 Rocky Mount, NC 9.1 mi
27896 Wilson, NC 9.9 mi
27809 Battleboro, NC 10.6 mi
27856 Nashville, NC 11.2 mi
27868 Red Oak, NC 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27803?

27803 is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in Nash County, part of the Rocky Mount, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8914, -77.8495.

What county is 27803 in?

27803 spans 3 counties: Nash County, Wilson County and Edgecombe County. Most of it falls in Nash 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 27803?

Rocky Mount uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27803 in?

27803 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27803?

About 20,055 people live in ZIP code 27803, in 8,857 households, at 478.1 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 27803?

$60,124 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27803?

The closest are 27878 (2 mi), 27802 (4.9 mi), 27822 (5.9 mi), 27804 (6.8 mi) and 27801 (7.1 mi).

Is 27803 a PO Box ZIP code?

27803 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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