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27864

ZIP 27864 is Pinetops, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Edgecombe
Metro area
Rocky Mount, NC
Population
4,446
Coordinates
35.8011, -77.6494
☼ Live from 27864 — Pinetops, NC

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Where 27864 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27864
  • 🔢 Type 27864 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,864 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 43. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27863 (Pikeville, NC, 28 mi away) and 27865 (Pinetown, NC, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27864 becomes 46872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24867, 26847, 27846, 28467, 28647, 28746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86427 in Fort Mohave, AZ, 2,068 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,173 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27864 and you would come out at 35.80°S, 102.35°E — 819 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 40.7 square miles of land, 27864 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,446This ZIP4,446
Households1,761This ZIP1,761
Housing units2,016This ZIP2,016
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,201This ZIP$64,201North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$124,400This ZIP$124,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$908This ZIP$908North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density109.2 / sq miThis ZIP109.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees761This ZIP761
Annual payroll$48,899,000This ZIP$48,899,000
Tax returns filed1,850This ZIP1,850
Total adjusted gross income$95,557,000This ZIP$95,557,000

Land area

Land area40.71 sq miThis ZIP40.71 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 27864

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ZIP codes near 27864

ZIPCityDistance
27852 Macclesfield, NC 3.6 mi
27829 Fountain, NC 7.4 mi
27801 Rocky Mount, NC 8.9 mi
27815 Rocky Mount, NC 8.9 mi
27827 Falkland, NC 10.5 mi
27886 Tarboro, NC 10.5 mi
27822 Elm City, NC 10.7 mi
27819 Conetoe, NC 10.8 mi
27878 Sharpsburg, NC 11.1 mi
27802 Rocky Mount, NC 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27864?

27864 is in Pinetops, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County, part of the Rocky Mount, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8011, -77.6494.

What county is 27864 in?

27864 lies in Edgecombe County.

What area code is 27864?

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

What time zone is 27864 in?

27864 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27864?

About 4,446 people live in ZIP code 27864, in 1,761 households, at 109.2 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 27864?

$64,201 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27864?

The closest are 27852 (3.6 mi), 27829 (7.4 mi), 27801 (8.9 mi), 27815 (8.9 mi) and 27827 (10.5 mi).

Is 27864 a PO Box ZIP code?

27864 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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