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27842

ZIP 27842 is Henrico, North Carolina, mostly in Northampton County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Northampton +1 more
Metro area
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Population
1,538
Coordinates
36.5267, -77.8520
☼ Live from 27842 — Henrico, NC

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Where 27842 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27842
  • 🔢 Type 27842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,842 = 2 × 13921. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27841 (Hassell, NC, 53 mi away) and 27843 (Hobgood, NC, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27842 becomes 24872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Panther, WV, 233 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 22847, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,959 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,146 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27842 and you would come out at 36.53°S, 102.15°E — 844 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 10.5 square miles of land, 27842 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,538This ZIP1,538
Households761This ZIP761
Housing units1,945This ZIP1,945
Median age62.7This ZIP62.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,202This ZIP$91,202North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$490,600This ZIP$490,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$788This ZIP$788North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%This ZIP40.9%
Mean commute38.3 minThis ZIP38.3 min
Population density145.9 / sq miThis ZIP145.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees81This ZIP81
Annual payroll$2,495,000This ZIP$2,495,000
Tax returns filed710This ZIP710
Total adjusted gross income$74,799,000This ZIP$74,799,000

Land area

Land area10.54 sq miThis ZIP10.54 sq mi
Water area5.09 sq miThis ZIP5.09 sq mi

Counties 27842 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Northampton County 88.4%
Warren County 11.6%

ZIP codes near 27842

ZIPCityDistance
23887 Valentines, VA 3.8 mi
23857 Gasburg, VA 4.4 mi
27832 Gaston, NC 6.2 mi
23845 Ebony, VA 7.8 mi
27850 Littleton, NC 8.1 mi
23893 White Plains, VA 8.2 mi
27586 Vaughan, NC 10.9 mi
27870 Roanoke Rapids, NC 11.2 mi
27551 Macon, NC 12.8 mi
23868 Lawrenceville, VA 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27842?

27842 is in Henrico, North Carolina, in Northampton County, part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.5267, -77.8520.

What county is 27842 in?

27842 spans 2 counties: Northampton County and Warren County. Most of it falls in Northampton 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 27842?

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

What time zone is 27842 in?

27842 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27842?

About 1,538 people live in ZIP code 27842, in 761 households, at 145.9 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 27842?

$91,202 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27842?

The closest are 23887 (3.8 mi), 23857 (4.4 mi), 27832 (6.2 mi), 23845 (7.8 mi) and 27850 (8.1 mi).

Is 27842 a PO Box ZIP code?

27842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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