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27806

ZIP 27806 is Aurora, North Carolina, in Beaufort County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Metro area
Washington, NC
Population
2,152
Coordinates
35.3050, -76.7561
☼ Live from 27806 — Aurora, NC

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Where 27806 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27806
  • 🔢 Type 27806 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,806 = 2 × 13903. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27805 (Aulander, NC, 65 mi away) and 27807 (Bailey, NC, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27806 becomes 60872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02768, 02876, 06278, 06782, 07628, 07826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87026 in Laguna, NM, 1,714 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,232 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27806 and you would come out at 35.30°S, 103.24°E — 761 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 136.4 square miles of land, 27806 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 104 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,152This ZIP2,152
Households840This ZIP840
Housing units1,223This ZIP1,223
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$45,809This ZIP$45,809North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$117,000This ZIP$117,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$935This ZIP$935North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density15.8 / sq miThis ZIP15.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments46This ZIP46
Employees1,408This ZIP1,408
Annual payroll$142,281,000This ZIP$142,281,000
Tax returns filed890This ZIP890
Total adjusted gross income$54,638,000This ZIP$54,638,000

Land area

Land area136.40 sq miThis ZIP136.40 sq mi
Water area34.90 sq miThis ZIP34.90 sq mi

Other place names in 27806

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ZIP codes near 27806

ZIPCityDistance
27821 Edward, NC 6.8 mi
28515 Bayboro, NC 8.7 mi
28587 Vandemere, NC 9.6 mi
27808 Bath, NC 11.2 mi
27814 Blounts Creek, NC 11.2 mi
28552 Lowland, NC 11.3 mi
28509 Alliance, NC 11.4 mi
28537 Hobucken, NC 11.6 mi
28583 Stonewall, NC 11.6 mi
28556 Merritt, NC 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27806?

27806 is in Aurora, North Carolina, in Beaufort County, part of the Washington, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3050, -76.7561.

What county is 27806 in?

27806 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 27806?

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

What time zone is 27806 in?

27806 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27806?

About 2,152 people live in ZIP code 27806, in 840 households, at 15.8 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 27806?

$45,809 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27806?

The closest are 27821 (6.8 mi), 28515 (8.7 mi), 28587 (9.6 mi), 27808 (11.2 mi) and 27814 (11.2 mi).

Is 27806 a PO Box ZIP code?

27806 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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