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27870

ZIP 27870 is Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, in Halifax County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Halifax
Metro area
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Population
24,958
Coordinates
36.4252, -77.6951
☼ Live from 27870 — Roanoke Rapids, NC

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Where 27870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27870
  • 🔢 Type 27870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,870 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 929. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27869 (Rich Square, NC, 24 mi away) and 27871 (Robersonville, NC, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27870 becomes 07872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02877, 07728, 07827, 20778, 20787, 20877, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87027 in La Jara, NM, 1,623 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,156 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27870 and you would come out at 36.43°S, 102.30°E — 833 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 65.2 square miles of land, 27870 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,958This ZIP24,958
Households10,569This ZIP10,569
Housing units12,060This ZIP12,060
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$49,502This ZIP$49,502North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$124,300This ZIP$124,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$873This ZIP$873North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density382.9 / sq miThis ZIP382.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments589This ZIP589
Employees7,803This ZIP7,803
Annual payroll$322,673,000This ZIP$322,673,000
Tax returns filed10,840This ZIP10,840
Total adjusted gross income$561,358,000This ZIP$561,358,000

Land area

Land area65.18 sq miThis ZIP65.18 sq mi
Water area2.54 sq miThis ZIP2.54 sq mi

Other place names in 27870

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ZIP codes near 27870

ZIPCityDistance
27890 Weldon, NC 6.0 mi
27832 Gaston, NC 7.0 mi
27831 Garysburg, NC 7.4 mi
27850 Littleton, NC 10.3 mi
27842 Henrico, NC 11.2 mi
27866 Pleasant Hill, NC 12.0 mi
23887 Valentines, VA 12.3 mi
27839 Halifax, NC 12.4 mi
23879 Skippers, VA 12.8 mi
27845 Jackson, NC 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27870?

27870 is in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, in Halifax County, part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4252, -77.6951.

What county is 27870 in?

27870 lies in Halifax County.

What area code is 27870?

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

What time zone is 27870 in?

27870 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27870?

About 24,958 people live in ZIP code 27870, in 10,569 households, at 382.9 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 27870?

$49,502 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27870?

The closest are 27890 (6 mi), 27832 (7 mi), 27831 (7.4 mi), 27850 (10.3 mi) and 27842 (11.2 mi).

Is 27870 a PO Box ZIP code?

27870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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