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27817

ZIP 27817 is Chocowinity, North Carolina, in Beaufort County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort
Metro area
Washington, NC
Population
7,834
Coordinates
35.4518, -77.0812
☼ Live from 27817 — Chocowinity, NC

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Where 27817 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27817
  • 🔢 Type 27817 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27817 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27816 (Castalia, NC, 72 mi away) and 27818 (Como, NC, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27817 becomes 71872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12778, 12787, 17728, 17827, 17872, 21778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82717 in Gillette, WY, 1,616 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,211 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27817 and you would come out at 35.45°S, 102.92°E — 782 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 100.8 square miles of land, 27817 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 77 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,834This ZIP7,834
Households3,053This ZIP3,053
Housing units3,683This ZIP3,683
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,017This ZIP$77,017North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$173,300This ZIP$173,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$837This ZIP$837North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%This ZIP21.1%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density77.7 / sq miThis ZIP77.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees854This ZIP854
Annual payroll$28,229,000This ZIP$28,229,000
Tax returns filed3,430This ZIP3,430
Total adjusted gross income$253,003,000This ZIP$253,003,000

Land area

Land area100.79 sq miThis ZIP100.79 sq mi
Water area5.55 sq miThis ZIP5.55 sq mi

Other place names in 27817

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 27817

ZIPCityDistance
27837 Grimesland, NC 8.2 mi
27889 Washington, NC 9.4 mi
27814 Blounts Creek, NC 9.7 mi
28586 Vanceboro, NC 10.4 mi
27858 Greenville, NC 12.6 mi
28527 Ernul, NC 13.9 mi
27879 Simpson, NC 14.0 mi
27821 Edward, NC 14.7 mi
28513 Ayden, NC 17.4 mi
27865 Pinetown, NC 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27817?

27817 is in Chocowinity, North Carolina, in Beaufort County, part of the Washington, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4518, -77.0812.

What county is 27817 in?

27817 lies in Beaufort County.

What area code is 27817?

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

What time zone is 27817 in?

27817 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27817?

About 7,834 people live in ZIP code 27817, in 3,053 households, at 77.7 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 27817?

$77,017 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27817?

The closest are 27837 (8.2 mi), 27889 (9.4 mi), 27814 (9.7 mi), 28586 (10.4 mi) and 27858 (12.6 mi).

Is 27817 a PO Box ZIP code?

27817 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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