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27845

ZIP 27845 is Jackson, 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
2,033
Coordinates
36.3713, -77.4400
☼ Live from 27845 — Jackson, NC

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Where 27845 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27845
  • 🔢 Type 27845 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,845 = 5 × 5569. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27844 (Hollister, NC, 30 mi away) and 27846 (Jamesville, NC, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27845 becomes 54872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Siren, WI, 1,011 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24578, 24857, 27584, 28457, 28547, 28574, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84725 in Enterprise, UT, 1,996 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,171 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27845 and you would come out at 36.37°S, 102.56°E — 819 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 97.8 square miles of land, 27845 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,033This ZIP2,033
Households843This ZIP843
Housing units962This ZIP962
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$48,707This ZIP$48,707North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$87,000This ZIP$87,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$819This ZIP$819North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density20.8 / sq miThis ZIP20.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees267This ZIP267
Annual payroll$8,935,000This ZIP$8,935,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$36,113,000This ZIP$36,113,000

Land area

Land area97.83 sq miThis ZIP97.83 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Other place names in 27845

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ZIP codes near 27845

ZIPCityDistance
27876 Seaboard, NC 7.4 mi
27890 Weldon, NC 8.7 mi
27839 Halifax, NC 8.8 mi
27831 Garysburg, NC 9.6 mi
27887 Tillery, NC 10.0 mi
27869 Rich Square, NC 10.1 mi
27866 Pleasant Hill, NC 11.1 mi
27867 Potecasi, NC 11.2 mi
27820 Conway, NC 11.6 mi
27853 Margarettsville, NC 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27845?

27845 is in Jackson, North Carolina, in Northampton County, part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.3713, -77.4400.

What county is 27845 in?

27845 lies in Northampton County.

What area code is 27845?

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

What time zone is 27845 in?

27845 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27845?

About 2,033 people live in ZIP code 27845, in 843 households, at 20.8 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 27845?

$48,707 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27845?

The closest are 27876 (7.4 mi), 27890 (8.7 mi), 27839 (8.8 mi), 27831 (9.6 mi) and 27887 (10 mi).

Is 27845 a PO Box ZIP code?

27845 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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