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27856

ZIP 27856 is Nashville, North Carolina, in Nash County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nash
Metro area
Rocky Mount, NC
Population
17,081
Coordinates
36.0137, -77.9806
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Where 27856 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27856
  • 🔢 Type 27856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1741. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27855 (Murfreesboro, NC, 58 mi away) and 27857 (Oak City, NC, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27856 becomes 65872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25678, 25876, 26578, 26587, 27568, 27586, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85267 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,923 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,150 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27856 and you would come out at 36.01°S, 102.02°E — 840 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 127.8 square miles of land, 27856 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 97 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,081This ZIP17,081
Households6,447This ZIP6,447
Housing units7,283This ZIP7,283
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$66,510This ZIP$66,510North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$194,600This ZIP$194,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$883This ZIP$883North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%This ZIP18.8%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density133.6 / sq miThis ZIP133.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments259This ZIP259
Employees3,238This ZIP3,238
Annual payroll$129,014,000This ZIP$129,014,000
Tax returns filed7,640This ZIP7,640
Total adjusted gross income$505,021,000This ZIP$505,021,000

Land area

Land area127.84 sq miThis ZIP127.84 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 27856

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

ZIP codes near 27856

ZIPCityDistance
27868 Red Oak, NC 4.8 mi
27804 Rocky Mount, NC 7.9 mi
27816 Castalia, NC 8.4 mi
27882 Spring Hope, NC 9.1 mi
27803 Rocky Mount, NC 11.2 mi
27802 Rocky Mount, NC 12.4 mi
27878 Sharpsburg, NC 13.2 mi
27809 Battleboro, NC 13.4 mi
27891 Whitakers, NC 14.5 mi
27807 Bailey, NC 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27856?

27856 is in Nashville, North Carolina, in Nash County, part of the Rocky Mount, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0137, -77.9806.

What county is 27856 in?

27856 lies in Nash County.

What area code is 27856?

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

What time zone is 27856 in?

27856 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27856?

About 17,081 people live in ZIP code 27856, in 6,447 households, at 133.6 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 27856?

$66,510 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27856?

The closest are 27868 (4.8 mi), 27804 (7.9 mi), 27816 (8.4 mi), 27882 (9.1 mi) and 27803 (11.2 mi).

Is 27856 a PO Box ZIP code?

27856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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