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27830

ZIP 27830 is Fremont, North Carolina, mostly in Wayne County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wayne +1 more
Metro area
Goldsboro, NC
Population
4,006
Coordinates
35.5642, -77.9503
☼ Live from 27830 — Fremont, NC

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Where 27830 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 27830
  • 🔢 Type 27830 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,830 = 2 × 5 × 11 × 11 × 23. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27829 (Fountain, NC, 22 mi away) and 27831 (Garysburg, NC, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27830 becomes 03872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sanbornville, NH, 664 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02738, 02783, 02837, 02873, 03278, 03287, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83720 in Boise, ID, 2,091 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,163 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27830 and you would come out at 35.56°S, 102.05°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 58.3 square miles of land, 27830 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,006This ZIP4,006
Households1,683This ZIP1,683
Housing units2,151This ZIP2,151
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$54,129This ZIP$54,129North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$162,900This ZIP$162,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$877This ZIP$877North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density68.7 / sq miThis ZIP68.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees394This ZIP394
Annual payroll$16,863,000This ZIP$16,863,000
Tax returns filed1,880This ZIP1,880
Total adjusted gross income$110,541,000This ZIP$110,541,000

Land area

Land area58.34 sq miThis ZIP58.34 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 27830 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wayne County 89.4%
Wilson County 10.6%

Other place names in 27830

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

ZIP codes near 27830

ZIPCityDistance
27813 Black Creek, NC 4.9 mi
27863 Pikeville, NC 5.4 mi
27851 Lucama, NC 6.9 mi
27883 Stantonsburg, NC 8.4 mi
27893 Wilson, NC 9.3 mi
27894 Wilson, NC 10.8 mi
27895 Wilson, NC 10.8 mi
27542 Kenly, NC 11.1 mi
27873 Saratoga, NC 11.6 mi
27533 Goldsboro, NC 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27830?

27830 is in Fremont, North Carolina, in Wayne County, part of the Goldsboro, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5642, -77.9503.

What county is 27830 in?

27830 spans 2 counties: Wayne County and Wilson County. Most of it falls in Wayne 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 27830?

Fremont uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27830 in?

27830 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27830?

About 4,006 people live in ZIP code 27830, in 1,683 households, at 68.7 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 27830?

$54,129 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27830?

The closest are 27813 (4.9 mi), 27863 (5.4 mi), 27851 (6.9 mi), 27883 (8.4 mi) and 27893 (9.3 mi).

Is 27830 a PO Box ZIP code?

27830 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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