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27863

ZIP 27863 is Pikeville, North Carolina, mostly in Wayne County; area codes 919 and 984; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wayne +2 more
Metro area
Goldsboro, NC
Population
13,729
Coordinates
35.4882, -77.9718
☼ Live from 27863 — Pikeville, NC

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Where 27863 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27863
  • 🔢 Type 27863 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,863 = 11 × 17 × 149. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27862 (Pendleton, NC, 82 mi away) and 27864 (Pinetops, NC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27863 becomes 36872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Valley, AL, 468 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23867, 23876, 26378, 27836, 28367, 28376, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83672 in Weiser, ID, 2,132 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,163 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27863 and you would come out at 35.49°S, 102.03°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 66.1 square miles of land, 27863 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,729This ZIP13,729
Households4,927This ZIP4,927
Housing units5,399This ZIP5,399
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$77,933This ZIP$77,933North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$212,200This ZIP$212,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,016This ZIP$1,016North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density207.6 / sq miThis ZIP207.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees772This ZIP772
Annual payroll$27,233,000This ZIP$27,233,000
Tax returns filed5,950This ZIP5,950
Total adjusted gross income$358,978,000This ZIP$358,978,000

Land area

Land area66.13 sq miThis ZIP66.13 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 27863 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Wayne County 96.0%
Greene County 2.8%
Johnston County 1.2%

Other place names in 27863

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ZIP codes near 27863

ZIPCityDistance
27830 Fremont, NC 5.4 mi
27533 Goldsboro, NC 7.9 mi
27530 Goldsboro, NC 8.9 mi
27532 Goldsboro, NC 9.2 mi
27534 Goldsboro, NC 9.5 mi
27531 Goldsboro, NC 10.0 mi
27813 Black Creek, NC 10.3 mi
27851 Lucama, NC 11.0 mi
27883 Stantonsburg, NC 11.9 mi
27569 Princeton, NC 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27863?

27863 is in Pikeville, North Carolina, in Wayne County, part of the Goldsboro, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4882, -77.9718.

What county is 27863 in?

27863 spans 3 counties: Wayne County, Greene County and Johnston County. Most of it falls in Wayne County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 27863?

Pikeville uses area codes 919 and 984, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 27863 in?

27863 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27863?

About 13,729 people live in ZIP code 27863, in 4,927 households, at 207.6 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 27863?

$77,933 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27863?

The closest are 27830 (5.4 mi), 27533 (7.9 mi), 27530 (8.9 mi), 27532 (9.2 mi) and 27534 (9.5 mi).

Is 27863 a PO Box ZIP code?

27863 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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