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27814

ZIP 27814 is Blounts Creek, North Carolina, in Beaufort County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Metro area
Washington, NC
Population
1,671
Coordinates
35.3801, -76.9324
☼ Live from 27814 — Blounts Creek, NC

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Where 27814 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27814
  • 🔢 Type 27814 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,814 = 2 × 13907. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27813 (Black Creek, NC, 59 mi away) and 27815 (Rocky Mount, NC, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27814 becomes 41872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 2,003 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,221 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27814 and you would come out at 35.38°S, 103.07°E — 772 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 76.3 square miles of land, 27814 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,671This ZIP1,671
Households718This ZIP718
Housing units1,166This ZIP1,166
Median age51.0This ZIP51.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,368This ZIP$77,368North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$166,700This ZIP$166,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$788This ZIP$788North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%This ZIP32.2%
Mean commute39.8 minThis ZIP39.8 min
Population density21.9 / sq miThis ZIP21.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$1,788,000This ZIP$1,788,000
Tax returns filed720This ZIP720
Total adjusted gross income$50,711,000This ZIP$50,711,000

Land area

Land area76.31 sq miThis ZIP76.31 sq mi
Water area13.31 sq miThis ZIP13.31 sq mi

ZIP codes near 27814

ZIPCityDistance
27821 Edward, NC 5.2 mi
28527 Ernul, NC 9.7 mi
27817 Chocowinity, NC 9.7 mi
27806 Aurora, NC 11.2 mi
27808 Bath, NC 11.4 mi
28586 Vanceboro, NC 14.3 mi
27889 Washington, NC 14.8 mi
28560 New Bern, NC 17.7 mi
28509 Alliance, NC 17.7 mi
27837 Grimesland, NC 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27814?

27814 is in Blounts Creek, North Carolina, in Beaufort County, part of the Washington, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3801, -76.9324.

What county is 27814 in?

27814 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 27814?

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

What time zone is 27814 in?

27814 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27814?

About 1,671 people live in ZIP code 27814, in 718 households, at 21.9 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 27814?

$77,368 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27814?

The closest are 27821 (5.2 mi), 28527 (9.7 mi), 27817 (9.7 mi), 27806 (11.2 mi) and 27808 (11.4 mi).

Is 27814 a PO Box ZIP code?

27814 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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