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27849

ZIP 27849 is Lewiston Woodville, North Carolina, in Bertie County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bertie
Metro area
none
Population
1,089
Coordinates
36.0773, -77.2150
☼ Live from 27849 — Lewiston Woodville, NC

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Where 27849 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27849
  • 🔢 Type 27849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,849 = 3 × 9283. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27847 (Kelford, NC, 7 mi away) and 27850 (Littleton, NC, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27849 becomes 94872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27894, 27948, 28479, 28749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98247 in Everson, WA, 2,421 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,189 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27849 and you would come out at 36.08°S, 102.78°E — 800 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 74.4 square miles of land, 27849 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,089This ZIP1,089
Households458This ZIP458
Housing units496This ZIP496
Median age31.3This ZIP31.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$46,594This ZIP$46,594North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$53,700This ZIP$53,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$788This ZIP$788North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%This ZIP9.8%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density14.6 / sq miThis ZIP14.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees2,774This ZIP2,774
Annual payroll$105,384,000This ZIP$105,384,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$21,779,000This ZIP$21,779,000

Land area

Land area74.42 sq miThis ZIP74.42 sq mi
Water area0.97 sq miThis ZIP0.97 sq mi

Other place names in 27849

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 27849

ZIPCityDistance
27847 Kelford, NC 7.0 mi
27857 Oak City, NC 7.8 mi
27872 Roxobel, NC 8.7 mi
27840 Hamilton, NC 10.3 mi
27805 Aulander, NC 11.5 mi
27874 Scotland Neck, NC 11.5 mi
27843 Hobgood, NC 11.8 mi
27841 Hassell, NC 12.2 mi
27869 Rich Square, NC 14.2 mi
27881 Speed, NC 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27849?

27849 is in Lewiston Woodville, North Carolina, in Bertie County. Its published point location is 36.0773, -77.2150.

What county is 27849 in?

27849 lies in Bertie County.

What area code is 27849?

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

What time zone is 27849 in?

27849 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27849?

About 1,089 people live in ZIP code 27849, in 458 households, at 14.6 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 27849?

$46,594 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27849?

The closest are 27847 (7 mi), 27857 (7.8 mi), 27872 (8.7 mi), 27840 (10.3 mi) and 27805 (11.5 mi).

Is 27849 a PO Box ZIP code?

27849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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