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Where 27824 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.
- 🔢 Type 27824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 37 × 47. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110010110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27823 (Enfield, NC, 106 mi away) and 27825 (Everetts, NC, 68 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27824 becomes 42872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 22847, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 2,076 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
- 🎯1,265 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27824 and you would come out at 35.55°S, 103.99°E — 725 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
- 📏 At 162.2 square miles of land, 27824 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 123 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,109This ZIP1,109 |
|---|---|
| Households | 559This ZIP559 |
| Housing units | 870This ZIP870 |
| Median age | 46.6This ZIP46.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $42,589This ZIP$42,589North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $79,900This ZIP$79,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $865This ZIP$865North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.4%This ZIP9.4% |
| Mean commute | 47.1 minThis ZIP47.1 min |
| Population density | 6.8 / sq miThis ZIP6.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 25This ZIP25 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 480This ZIP480 |
| Annual payroll | $39,981,000This ZIP$39,981,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 430This ZIP430 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $20,468,000This ZIP$20,468,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 162.19 sq miThis ZIP162.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 19.43 sq miThis ZIP19.43 sq mi |
Other place names in 27824
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27824
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27826 | Fairfield, NC | 13.7 mi |
27978 | Stumpy Point, NC | 15.5 mi |
27885 | Swanquarter, NC | 16.4 mi |
27953 | Manns Harbor, NC | 18.9 mi |
27925 | Columbia, NC | 22.1 mi |
27810 | Belhaven, NC | 28.5 mi |
27943 | Hatteras, NC | 28.8 mi |
27875 | Scranton, NC | 28.9 mi |
27981 | Wanchese, NC | 29.3 mi |
27968 | Rodanthe, NC | 29.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27824?
27824 is in Engelhard, North Carolina, in Hyde County. Its published point location is 35.5515, -76.0052.
What county is 27824 in?
27824 lies in Hyde County.
What area code is 27824?
Engelhard uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27824 in?
27824 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27824?
About 1,109 people live in ZIP code 27824, in 559 households, at 6.8 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 27824?
$42,589 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27824?
The closest are 27826 (13.7 mi), 27978 (15.5 mi), 27885 (16.4 mi), 27953 (18.9 mi) and 27925 (22.1 mi).
Is 27824 a PO Box ZIP code?
27824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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