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27831

ZIP 27831 is Garysburg, North Carolina, in Northampton County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Northampton
Metro area
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Population
2,362
Coordinates
36.4631, -77.5706
☼ Live from 27831 — Garysburg, NC

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Where 27831 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27831
  • 🔢 Type 27831 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,831 = 3 × 9277. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27830 (Fremont, NC, 66 mi away) and 27832 (Gaston, NC, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27831 becomes 13872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12738, 12783, 12837, 12873, 13782, 13827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83712 in Boise, ID, 2,077 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,162 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27831 and you would come out at 36.46°S, 102.43°E — 827 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 62.3 square miles of land, 27831 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,362This ZIP2,362
Households1,254This ZIP1,254
Housing units1,623This ZIP1,623
Median age54.7This ZIP54.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$36,136This ZIP$36,136North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$87,300This ZIP$87,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$774This ZIP$774North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density37.9 / sq miThis ZIP37.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees1,426This ZIP1,426
Annual payroll$64,519,000This ZIP$64,519,000
Tax returns filed1,150This ZIP1,150
Total adjusted gross income$46,108,000This ZIP$46,108,000

Land area

Land area62.25 sq miThis ZIP62.25 sq mi
Water area2.53 sq miThis ZIP2.53 sq mi

Other place names in 27831

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ZIP codes near 27831

ZIPCityDistance
27890 Weldon, NC 3.5 mi
27866 Pleasant Hill, NC 5.0 mi
27870 Roanoke Rapids, NC 7.4 mi
23879 Skippers, VA 9.0 mi
27876 Seaboard, NC 9.2 mi
27845 Jackson, NC 9.6 mi
27832 Gaston, NC 10.2 mi
27839 Halifax, NC 12.3 mi
23847 Emporia, VA 13.9 mi
27853 Margarettsville, NC 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27831?

27831 is in Garysburg, North Carolina, in Northampton County, part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4631, -77.5706.

What county is 27831 in?

27831 lies in Northampton County.

What area code is 27831?

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

What time zone is 27831 in?

27831 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27831?

About 2,362 people live in ZIP code 27831, in 1,254 households, at 37.9 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 27831?

$36,136 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27831?

The closest are 27890 (3.5 mi), 27866 (5 mi), 27870 (7.4 mi), 23879 (9 mi) and 27876 (9.2 mi).

Is 27831 a PO Box ZIP code?

27831 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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