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Where 27875 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 27875 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,875 = 5 × 5 × 5 × 223. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110011100011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27874 (Scotland Neck, NC, 69 mi away) and 27876 (Seaboard, NC, 87 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27875 becomes 57872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25778, 27587, 27857, 28577, 28757, 28775, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85277 in Mesa, AZ, 2,007 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
- 🎯1,241 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27875 and you would come out at 35.46°S, 103.50°E — 750 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
- 📏 At 55.5 square miles of land, 27875 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 379This ZIP379 |
|---|---|
| Households | 261This ZIP261 |
| Housing units | 289This ZIP289 |
| Median age | 63.5This ZIP63.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $21,991This ZIP$21,991North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $103,700This ZIP$103,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.8%This ZIP12.8% |
| Mean commute | 27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min |
| Population density | 6.8 / sq miThis ZIP6.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 160This ZIP160 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $9,316,000This ZIP$9,316,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 55.52 sq miThis ZIP55.52 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 38.98 sq miThis ZIP38.98 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 27875
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27810 | Belhaven, NC | 6.5 mi |
28552 | Lowland, NC | 11.3 mi |
28537 | Hobucken, NC | 14.1 mi |
27808 | Bath, NC | 14.4 mi |
27885 | Swanquarter, NC | 14.7 mi |
27860 | Pantego, NC | 16.2 mi |
27826 | Fairfield, NC | 17.6 mi |
27806 | Aurora, NC | 17.6 mi |
28587 | Vandemere, NC | 20.7 mi |
28515 | Bayboro, NC | 21.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27875?
27875 is in Scranton, North Carolina, in Hyde County. Its published point location is 35.4557, -76.5047.
What county is 27875 in?
27875 lies in Hyde County.
What area code is 27875?
Scranton uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27875 in?
27875 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27875?
About 379 people live in ZIP code 27875, in 261 households, at 6.8 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 27875?
$21,991 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27875?
The closest are 27810 (6.5 mi), 28552 (11.3 mi), 28537 (14.1 mi), 27808 (14.4 mi) and 27885 (14.7 mi).
Is 27875 a PO Box ZIP code?
27875 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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