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27873

ZIP 27873 is Saratoga, North Carolina, in Wilson County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilson
Metro area
Wilson, NC
Population
200
Coordinates
35.6533, -77.7760
☼ Live from 27873 — Saratoga, NC

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Where 27873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27873
  • 🔢 Type 27873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,873 = 3 × 3 × 19 × 163. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27872 (Roxobel, NC, 48 mi away) and 27874 (Scotland Neck, NC, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27873 becomes 37872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sunbright, TN, 388 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27837, 28377, 28737, 28773, 32778, 32877, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83277 in Springfield, ID, 1,919 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,170 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27873 and you would come out at 35.65°S, 102.22°E — 823 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 0.561 square miles of land, 27873 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 272 football fields.
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People and housing

Population200This ZIP200
Households122This ZIP122
Housing units167This ZIP167
Median age61.9This ZIP61.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$25,625This ZIP$25,625North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$98,200This ZIP$98,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$639This ZIP$639North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute15.7 minThis ZIP15.7 min
Population density356.5 / sq miThis ZIP356.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$902,000This ZIP$902,000

Land area

Land area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 27873

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ZIP codes near 27873

ZIPCityDistance
27883 Stantonsburg, NC 4.5 mi
27888 Walstonburg, NC 5.7 mi
27893 Wilson, NC 7.7 mi
27894 Wilson, NC 8.4 mi
27813 Black Creek, NC 9.2 mi
27895 Wilson, NC 9.6 mi
27829 Fountain, NC 10.1 mi
27852 Macclesfield, NC 10.3 mi
27822 Elm City, NC 11.2 mi
27830 Fremont, NC 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27873?

27873 is in Saratoga, North Carolina, in Wilson County, part of the Wilson, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6533, -77.7760.

What county is 27873 in?

27873 lies in Wilson County.

What area code is 27873?

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

What time zone is 27873 in?

27873 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27873?

About 200 people live in ZIP code 27873, in 122 households, at 356.5 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 27873?

$25,625 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27873?

The closest are 27883 (4.5 mi), 27888 (5.7 mi), 27893 (7.7 mi), 27894 (8.4 mi) and 27813 (9.2 mi).

Is 27873 a PO Box ZIP code?

27873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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