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27816

ZIP 27816 is Castalia, North Carolina, mostly in Franklin County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Franklin +1 more
Metro area
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Population
3,019
Coordinates
36.1088, -78.0730
☼ Live from 27816 — Castalia, NC

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Where 27816 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 27816
  • 🔢 Type 27816 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,816 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 19 × 61. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27815 (Rocky Mount, NC, 25 mi away) and 27817 (Chocowinity, NC, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27816 becomes 61872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sadorus, IL, 619 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12768, 12786, 16728, 16827, 16872, 17268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82716 in Gillette, WY, 1,555 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,143 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27816 and you would come out at 36.11°S, 101.93°E — 847 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 65.0 square miles of land, 27816 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,019This ZIP3,019
Households1,419This ZIP1,419
Housing units1,575This ZIP1,575
Median age58.2This ZIP58.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$33,718This ZIP$33,718North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$141,700This ZIP$141,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$873This ZIP$873North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.9%This ZIP4.9%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density46.4 / sq miThis ZIP46.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees74This ZIP74
Annual payroll$2,229,000This ZIP$2,229,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$60,245,000This ZIP$60,245,000

Land area

Land area65.02 sq miThis ZIP65.02 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 27816 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 51.7%
Nash County 48.3%

Other place names in 27816

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ZIP codes near 27816

ZIPCityDistance
27856 Nashville, NC 8.4 mi
27868 Red Oak, NC 9.8 mi
27549 Louisburg, NC 10.0 mi
27844 Hollister, NC 11.6 mi
27882 Spring Hope, NC 11.8 mi
27508 Bunn, NC 14.3 mi
27589 Warrenton, NC 15.2 mi
27804 Rocky Mount, NC 15.3 mi
27891 Whitakers, NC 18.4 mi
27803 Rocky Mount, NC 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27816?

27816 is in Castalia, North Carolina, in Franklin County, part of the Raleigh-Cary, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1088, -78.0730.

What county is 27816 in?

27816 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and Nash County. Most of it falls in Franklin 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 time zone is 27816 in?

27816 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27816?

About 3,019 people live in ZIP code 27816, in 1,419 households, at 46.4 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 27816?

$33,718 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27816?

The closest are 27856 (8.4 mi), 27868 (9.8 mi), 27549 (10 mi), 27844 (11.6 mi) and 27882 (11.8 mi).

Is 27816 a PO Box ZIP code?

27816 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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