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27862

ZIP 27862 is Pendleton, 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
615
Coordinates
36.4902, -77.1883
☼ Live from 27862 — Pendleton, NC

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Where 27862 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27862
  • 🔢 Type 27862 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,862 = 2 × 13931. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27861 (Parmele, NC, 47 mi away) and 27863 (Pikeville, NC, 82 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27862 becomes 26872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (26278, 26287, 27268, 27628, 27826, 28627, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78226 in San Antonio, TX, 1,330 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,182 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27862 and you would come out at 36.49°S, 102.81°E — 808 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 45.2 square miles of land, 27862 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population615This ZIP615
Households300This ZIP300
Housing units383This ZIP383
Median age56.8This ZIP56.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,333This ZIP$53,333North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$185,900This ZIP$185,900North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$704This ZIP$704North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density13.6 / sq miThis ZIP13.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$449,000This ZIP$449,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$17,255,000This ZIP$17,255,000

Land area

Land area45.22 sq miThis ZIP45.22 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 27862

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ZIP codes near 27862

ZIPCityDistance
27877 Severn, NC 2.0 mi
27820 Conway, NC 5.6 mi
27853 Margarettsville, NC 6.8 mi
23828 Branchville, VA 7.6 mi
27855 Murfreesboro, NC 8.4 mi
23827 Boykins, VA 8.9 mi
27867 Potecasi, NC 9.2 mi
23874 Newsoms, VA 9.2 mi
27818 Como, NC 9.5 mi
27897 Woodland, NC 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27862?

27862 is in Pendleton, North Carolina, in Northampton County, part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4902, -77.1883.

What county is 27862 in?

27862 lies in Northampton County.

What area code is 27862?

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

What time zone is 27862 in?

27862 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27862?

About 615 people live in ZIP code 27862, in 300 households, at 13.6 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 27862?

$53,333 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27862?

The closest are 27877 (2 mi), 27820 (5.6 mi), 27853 (6.8 mi), 23828 (7.6 mi) and 27855 (8.4 mi).

Is 27862 a PO Box ZIP code?

27862 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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