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27808

ZIP 27808 is Bath, North Carolina, in Beaufort County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Metro area
Washington, NC
Population
2,220
Coordinates
35.4671, -76.7598
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Where 27808 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27808
  • 🔢 Type 27808 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,808 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 79. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27807 (Bailey, NC, 78 mi away) and 27809 (Battleboro, NC, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27808 becomes 80872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02878, 02887, 07828, 07882, 08827, 08872, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87820 in Aragon, NM, 1,803 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,228 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27808 and you would come out at 35.47°S, 103.24°E — 764 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 46.0 square miles of land, 27808 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,220This ZIP2,220
Households1,011This ZIP1,011
Housing units1,407This ZIP1,407
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$90,472This ZIP$90,472North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$372,500This ZIP$372,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,203This ZIP$1,203North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density48.3 / sq miThis ZIP48.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees162This ZIP162
Annual payroll$6,229,000This ZIP$6,229,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$110,762,000This ZIP$110,762,000

Land area

Land area45.99 sq miThis ZIP45.99 sq mi
Water area19.21 sq miThis ZIP19.21 sq mi

Other place names in 27808

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ZIP codes near 27808

ZIPCityDistance
27806 Aurora, NC 11.2 mi
27814 Blounts Creek, NC 11.4 mi
27821 Edward, NC 11.9 mi
27875 Scranton, NC 14.4 mi
27810 Belhaven, NC 15.0 mi
27860 Pantego, NC 15.3 mi
27865 Pinetown, NC 15.7 mi
28552 Lowland, NC 16.4 mi
27889 Washington, NC 16.8 mi
27817 Chocowinity, NC 18.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27808?

27808 is in Bath, North Carolina, in Beaufort County, part of the Washington, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4671, -76.7598.

What county is 27808 in?

27808 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 27808?

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

What time zone is 27808 in?

27808 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27808?

About 2,220 people live in ZIP code 27808, in 1,011 households, at 48.3 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 27808?

$90,472 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27808?

The closest are 27806 (11.2 mi), 27814 (11.4 mi), 27821 (11.9 mi), 27875 (14.4 mi) and 27810 (15 mi).

Is 27808 a PO Box ZIP code?

27808 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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