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27846

ZIP 27846 is Jamesville, North Carolina, in Martin County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Martin
Metro area
none
Population
3,022
Coordinates
35.7586, -76.8975
☼ Live from 27846 — Jamesville, NC

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Where 27846 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27846
  • 🔢 Type 27846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,846 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27845 (Jackson, NC, 52 mi away) and 27847 (Kelford, NC, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27846 becomes 64872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24867, 26847, 27864, 28467, 28647, 28746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86427 in Fort Mohave, AZ, 2,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,213 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27846 and you would come out at 35.76°S, 103.10°E — 777 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 93.6 square miles of land, 27846 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,022This ZIP3,022
Households1,186This ZIP1,186
Housing units1,344This ZIP1,344
Median age36.2This ZIP36.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$55,147This ZIP$55,147North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$99,300This ZIP$99,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$665This ZIP$665North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%This ZIP23.9%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density32.3 / sq miThis ZIP32.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees283This ZIP283
Annual payroll$10,203,000This ZIP$10,203,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$69,708,000This ZIP$69,708,000

Land area

Land area93.65 sq miThis ZIP93.65 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 27846

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ZIP codes near 27846

ZIPCityDistance
27865 Pinetown, NC 6.5 mi
27962 Plymouth, NC 6.8 mi
27892 Williamston, NC 10.2 mi
27983 Windsor, NC 14.2 mi
27889 Washington, NC 14.2 mi
27860 Pantego, NC 16.1 mi
27825 Everetts, NC 16.2 mi
27970 Roper, NC 18.7 mi
27871 Robersonville, NC 20.6 mi
27884 Stokes, NC 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27846?

27846 is in Jamesville, North Carolina, in Martin County. Its published point location is 35.7586, -76.8975.

What county is 27846 in?

27846 lies in Martin County.

What area code is 27846?

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

What time zone is 27846 in?

27846 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27846?

About 3,022 people live in ZIP code 27846, in 1,186 households, at 32.3 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 27846?

$55,147 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27846?

The closest are 27865 (6.5 mi), 27962 (6.8 mi), 27892 (10.2 mi), 27983 (14.2 mi) and 27889 (14.2 mi).

Is 27846 a PO Box ZIP code?

27846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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