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27828

ZIP 27828 is Farmville, North Carolina, mostly in Pitt County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pitt +1 more
Metro area
Greenville, NC
Population
7,909
Coordinates
35.5852, -77.5774
☼ Live from 27828 — Farmville, NC

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Where 27828 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 27828
  • 🔢 Type 27828 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,828 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 773. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27827 (Falkland, NC, 9 mi away) and 27829 (Fountain, NC, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27828 becomes 82872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27288, 27882, 28278, 28287, 28728, 28782, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78228 in San Antonio, TX, 1,291 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,182 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27828 and you would come out at 35.59°S, 102.42°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 79.3 square miles of land, 27828 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,909This ZIP7,909
Households3,459This ZIP3,459
Housing units3,881This ZIP3,881
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,940This ZIP$49,940North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$169,000This ZIP$169,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$743This ZIP$743North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density99.7 / sq miThis ZIP99.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments190This ZIP190
Employees2,093This ZIP2,093
Annual payroll$94,934,000This ZIP$94,934,000
Tax returns filed3,710This ZIP3,710
Total adjusted gross income$236,987,000This ZIP$236,987,000

Land area

Land area79.31 sq miThis ZIP79.31 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 27828 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Pitt County 68.6%
Greene County 31.4%

Other place names in 27828

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ZIP codes near 27828

ZIPCityDistance
27811 Bellarthur, NC 3.6 mi
27888 Walstonburg, NC 7.1 mi
28554 Maury, NC 7.6 mi
27829 Fountain, NC 8.1 mi
27827 Falkland, NC 8.6 mi
28590 Winterville, NC 10.1 mi
27833 Greenville, NC 10.4 mi
27836 Greenville, NC 10.4 mi
28580 Snow Hill, NC 10.8 mi
28538 Hookerton, NC 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27828?

27828 is in Farmville, North Carolina, in Pitt County, part of the Greenville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5852, -77.5774.

What county is 27828 in?

27828 spans 2 counties: Pitt County and Greene County. Most of it falls in Pitt 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 area code is 27828?

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

What time zone is 27828 in?

27828 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27828?

About 7,909 people live in ZIP code 27828, in 3,459 households, at 99.7 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 27828?

$49,940 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27828?

The closest are 27811 (3.6 mi), 27888 (7.1 mi), 28554 (7.6 mi), 27829 (8.1 mi) and 27827 (8.6 mi).

Is 27828 a PO Box ZIP code?

27828 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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