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27874

ZIP 27874 is Scotland Neck, 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
3,464
Coordinates
36.1290, -77.4107
☼ Live from 27874 — Scotland Neck, NC

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Where 27874 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27874
  • 🔢 Type 27874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,874 = 2 × 7 × 11 × 181. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27873 (Saratoga, NC, 39 mi away) and 27875 (Scranton, NC, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27874 becomes 47872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rockville, IN, 587 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27847, 28747, 28774, 47728, 47872, 48277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84772 in Summit, UT, 1,954 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,178 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27874 and you would come out at 36.13°S, 102.59°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 134.9 square miles of land, 27874 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 102 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,464This ZIP3,464
Households1,859This ZIP1,859
Housing units2,236This ZIP2,236
Median age61.0This ZIP61.0North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$33,250This ZIP$33,250North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$74,800This ZIP$74,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$568This ZIP$568North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%This ZIP15.1%
Mean commute38.8 minThis ZIP38.8 min
Population density25.7 / sq miThis ZIP25.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees1,168This ZIP1,168
Annual payroll$54,720,000This ZIP$54,720,000
Tax returns filed1,520This ZIP1,520
Total adjusted gross income$70,929,000This ZIP$70,929,000

Land area

Land area134.87 sq miThis ZIP134.87 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Other place names in 27874

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ZIP codes near 27874

ZIPCityDistance
27887 Tillery, NC 8.9 mi
27843 Hobgood, NC 9.2 mi
27872 Roxobel, NC 10.4 mi
27869 Rich Square, NC 11.0 mi
27881 Speed, NC 11.1 mi
27849 Lewiston Woodville, NC 11.5 mi
27847 Kelford, NC 12.1 mi
27839 Halifax, NC 13.5 mi
27857 Oak City, NC 13.8 mi
27886 Tarboro, NC 16.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27874?

27874 is in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, in Halifax County, part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1290, -77.4107.

What county is 27874 in?

27874 lies in Halifax County.

What area code is 27874?

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

What time zone is 27874 in?

27874 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27874?

About 3,464 people live in ZIP code 27874, in 1,859 households, at 25.7 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 27874?

$33,250 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27874?

The closest are 27887 (8.9 mi), 27843 (9.2 mi), 27872 (10.4 mi), 27869 (11 mi) and 27881 (11.1 mi).

Is 27874 a PO Box ZIP code?

27874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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