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27839

ZIP 27839 is Halifax, North Carolina, in Halifax County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Halifax
Metro area
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Population
3,279
Coordinates
36.2849, -77.5569
☼ Live from 27839 — Halifax, NC

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Where 27839 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27839
  • 🔢 Type 27839 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,839 = 7 × 41 × 97. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110010111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27837 (Grimesland, NC, 57 mi away) and 27840 (Hamilton, NC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27839 becomes 93872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23879, 23897, 27893, 27938, 27983, 28379, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97238 in Portland, OR, 2,407 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,167 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27839 and you would come out at 36.28°S, 102.44°E — 823 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 139.8 square miles of land, 27839 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 106 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,279This ZIP3,279
Households1,307This ZIP1,307
Housing units1,714This ZIP1,714
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,094This ZIP$48,094North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$94,100This ZIP$94,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$926This ZIP$926North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density23.5 / sq miThis ZIP23.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees1,418This ZIP1,418
Annual payroll$59,792,000This ZIP$59,792,000
Tax returns filed1,130This ZIP1,130
Total adjusted gross income$56,711,000This ZIP$56,711,000

Land area

Land area139.76 sq miThis ZIP139.76 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 27839

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ZIP codes near 27839

ZIPCityDistance
27887 Tillery, NC 4.6 mi
27845 Jackson, NC 8.8 mi
27890 Weldon, NC 9.1 mi
27823 Enfield, NC 10.2 mi
27831 Garysburg, NC 12.3 mi
27870 Roanoke Rapids, NC 12.4 mi
27874 Scotland Neck, NC 13.5 mi
27869 Rich Square, NC 13.6 mi
27876 Seaboard, NC 15.6 mi
27866 Pleasant Hill, NC 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27839?

27839 is in Halifax, North Carolina, in Halifax County, part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2849, -77.5569.

What county is 27839 in?

27839 lies in Halifax County.

What area code is 27839?

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

What time zone is 27839 in?

27839 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27839?

About 3,279 people live in ZIP code 27839, in 1,307 households, at 23.5 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 27839?

$48,094 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27839?

The closest are 27887 (4.6 mi), 27845 (8.8 mi), 27890 (9.1 mi), 27823 (10.2 mi) and 27831 (12.3 mi).

Is 27839 a PO Box ZIP code?

27839 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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