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27823

ZIP 27823 is Enfield, North Carolina, in Halifax County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Halifax
Metro area
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Population
6,553
Coordinates
36.2097, -77.7137
☼ Live from 27823 — Enfield, NC

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Where 27823 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27823
  • 🔢 Type 27823 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27823 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27822 (Elm City, NC, 29 mi away) and 27824 (Engelhard, NC, 106 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27823 becomes 32872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Orlando, FL, 571 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22738, 23278, 23827, 23872, 27283, 27832, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83722 in Boise, ID, 2,085 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,160 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27823 and you would come out at 36.21°S, 102.29°E — 830 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 183.7 square miles of land, 27823 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 139 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,553This ZIP6,553
Households2,528This ZIP2,528
Housing units3,259This ZIP3,259
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$34,940This ZIP$34,940North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$89,800This ZIP$89,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density35.7 / sq miThis ZIP35.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments73This ZIP73
Employees742This ZIP742
Annual payroll$31,885,000This ZIP$31,885,000
Tax returns filed2,730This ZIP2,730
Total adjusted gross income$122,324,000This ZIP$122,324,000

Land area

Land area183.69 sq miThis ZIP183.69 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 27823

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

ZIP codes near 27823

ZIPCityDistance
27891 Whitakers, NC 7.9 mi
27839 Halifax, NC 10.2 mi
27887 Tillery, NC 11.9 mi
27844 Hollister, NC 13.2 mi
27809 Battleboro, NC 13.4 mi
27870 Roanoke Rapids, NC 14.9 mi
27868 Red Oak, NC 15.4 mi
27890 Weldon, NC 15.8 mi
27850 Littleton, NC 16.8 mi
27804 Rocky Mount, NC 16.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27823?

27823 is in Enfield, North Carolina, in Halifax County, part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2097, -77.7137.

What county is 27823 in?

27823 lies in Halifax County.

What area code is 27823?

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

What time zone is 27823 in?

27823 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27823?

About 6,553 people live in ZIP code 27823, in 2,528 households, at 35.7 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 27823?

$34,940 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27823?

The closest are 27891 (7.9 mi), 27839 (10.2 mi), 27887 (11.9 mi), 27844 (13.2 mi) and 27809 (13.4 mi).

Is 27823 a PO Box ZIP code?

27823 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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