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Where 27861 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 27861 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,861 = 3 × 37 × 251. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110011010101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27860 (Pantego, NC, 40 mi away) and 27862 (Pendleton, NC, 47 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27861 becomes 16872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rebersburg, PA, 356 miles away.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12768, 12786, 16728, 16827, 16872, 17268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82716 in Gillette, WY, 1,602 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
- 🎯1,190 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27861 and you would come out at 35.82°S, 102.68°E — 801 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
- 📏 At 0.462 square miles of land, 27861 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 224 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 120This ZIP120 |
|---|---|
| Households | 55This ZIP55 |
| Housing units | 63This ZIP63 |
| Median age | 62.1This ZIP62.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $28,681This ZIP$28,681North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $75,000This ZIP$75,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 259.7 / sq miThis ZIP259.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27861
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27861
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27812 | Bethel, NC | 3.3 mi |
27871 | Robersonville, NC | 3.4 mi |
27841 | Hassell, NC | 6.8 mi |
27819 | Conetoe, NC | 7.8 mi |
27825 | Everetts, NC | 8.4 mi |
27884 | Stokes, NC | 8.4 mi |
27840 | Hamilton, NC | 9.0 mi |
27857 | Oak City, NC | 11.1 mi |
27834 | Greenville, NC | 11.6 mi |
27886 | Tarboro, NC | 12.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27861?
27861 is in Parmele, North Carolina, in Martin County. Its published point location is 35.8172, -77.3190.
What county is 27861 in?
27861 lies in Martin County.
What area code is 27861?
Parmele uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27861 in?
27861 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27861?
About 120 people live in ZIP code 27861, in 55 households, at 259.7 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 27861?
$28,681 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27861?
The closest are 27812 (3.3 mi), 27871 (3.4 mi), 27841 (6.8 mi), 27819 (7.8 mi) and 27825 (8.4 mi).
Is 27861 a PO Box ZIP code?
27861 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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