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27871

ZIP 27871 is Robersonville, North Carolina, mostly in Martin County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Martin +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
3,471
Coordinates
35.8021, -77.2606
☼ Live from 27871 — Robersonville, NC

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Where 27871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27871
  • 🔢 Type 27871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,871 = 47 × 593. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27870 (Roanoke Rapids, NC, 49 mi away) and 27872 (Roxobel, NC, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27871 becomes 17872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shamokin, PA, 344 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12778, 12787, 17728, 17827, 17872, 21778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82717 in Gillette, WY, 1,595 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,193 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27871 and you would come out at 35.80°S, 102.74°E — 798 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 95.8 square miles of land, 27871 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,471This ZIP3,471
Households1,605This ZIP1,605
Housing units1,961This ZIP1,961
Median age54.5This ZIP54.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$46,172This ZIP$46,172North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$114,100This ZIP$114,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$782This ZIP$782North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%This ZIP9.8%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density36.2 / sq miThis ZIP36.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees300This ZIP300
Annual payroll$8,134,000This ZIP$8,134,000
Tax returns filed1,700This ZIP1,700
Total adjusted gross income$77,972,000This ZIP$77,972,000

Land area

Land area95.85 sq miThis ZIP95.85 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 27871 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Martin County 72.5%
Pitt County 26.9%
Beaufort County 0.6%

Other place names in 27871

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ZIP codes near 27871

ZIPCityDistance
27861 Parmele, NC 3.4 mi
27825 Everetts, NC 5.5 mi
27812 Bethel, NC 6.5 mi
27884 Stokes, NC 6.8 mi
27841 Hassell, NC 7.4 mi
27840 Hamilton, NC 8.9 mi
27819 Conetoe, NC 11.1 mi
27892 Williamston, NC 11.1 mi
27857 Oak City, NC 11.7 mi
27834 Greenville, NC 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27871?

27871 is in Robersonville, North Carolina, in Martin County. Its published point location is 35.8021, -77.2606.

What county is 27871 in?

27871 spans 3 counties: Martin County, Pitt County and Beaufort County. Most of it falls in Martin 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 27871?

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

What time zone is 27871 in?

27871 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27871?

About 3,471 people live in ZIP code 27871, in 1,605 households, at 36.2 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 27871?

$46,172 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27871?

The closest are 27861 (3.4 mi), 27825 (5.5 mi), 27812 (6.5 mi), 27884 (6.8 mi) and 27841 (7.4 mi).

Is 27871 a PO Box ZIP code?

27871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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