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27832

ZIP 27832 is Gaston, 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
2,783
Coordinates
36.5198, -77.7401
☼ Live from 27832 — Gaston, NC

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Where 27832 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27832
  • 🔢 Type 27832 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZEBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,832 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 71. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27831 (Garysburg, NC, 10 mi away) and 27833 (Greenville, NC, 68 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27832 becomes 23872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mc Kenney, VA, 32 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22738, 23278, 23827, 23872, 27283, 27823, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83722 in Boise, ID, 2,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,152 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27832 and you would come out at 36.52°S, 102.26°E — 838 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 33.4 square miles of land, 27832 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,783This ZIP2,783
Households1,226This ZIP1,226
Housing units1,335This ZIP1,335
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,194This ZIP$52,194North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$113,600This ZIP$113,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$821This ZIP$821North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%This ZIP11.6%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density83.4 / sq miThis ZIP83.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees804This ZIP804
Annual payroll$40,972,000This ZIP$40,972,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$49,966,000This ZIP$49,966,000

Land area

Land area33.37 sq miThis ZIP33.37 sq mi
Water area4.23 sq miThis ZIP4.23 sq mi

Other place names in 27832

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ZIP codes near 27832

ZIPCityDistance
23887 Valentines, VA 5.6 mi
27842 Henrico, NC 6.2 mi
27870 Roanoke Rapids, NC 7.0 mi
23857 Gasburg, VA 9.1 mi
23879 Skippers, VA 9.4 mi
27831 Garysburg, NC 10.2 mi
27850 Littleton, NC 10.8 mi
27890 Weldon, NC 11.2 mi
27866 Pleasant Hill, NC 12.5 mi
23893 White Plains, VA 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27832?

27832 is in Gaston, North Carolina, in Northampton County, part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5198, -77.7401.

What county is 27832 in?

27832 lies in Northampton County.

What area code is 27832?

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

What time zone is 27832 in?

27832 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27832?

About 2,783 people live in ZIP code 27832, in 1,226 households, at 83.4 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 27832?

$52,194 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27832?

The closest are 23887 (5.6 mi), 27842 (6.2 mi), 27870 (7 mi), 23857 (9.1 mi) and 23879 (9.4 mi).

Is 27832 a PO Box ZIP code?

27832 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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