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27879

ZIP 27879 is Simpson, North Carolina, in Pitt County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pitt
Metro area
Greenville, NC
Population
307
Coordinates
35.5745, -77.2797
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Where 27879 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27879
  • 🔢 Type 27879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,879 = 3 × 9293. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27878 (Sharpsburg, NC, 37 mi away) and 27880 (Sims, NC, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27879 becomes 97872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27897, 27978, 28779, 77289, 77982, 78279, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98277 in Oak Harbor, WA, 2,449 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,198 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27879 and you would come out at 35.57°S, 102.72°E — 794 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 0.290 square miles of land, 27879 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 140 football fields.
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People and housing

Population307This ZIP307
Households144This ZIP144
Housing units164This ZIP164
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$32,500This ZIP$32,500North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$110,400This ZIP$110,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$767This ZIP$767North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%This ZIP10.5%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density1,058.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,058.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees178This ZIP178
Annual payroll$6,245,000This ZIP$6,245,000

Land area

Land area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 27879

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 27879

ZIPCityDistance
27858 Greenville, NC 2.9 mi
27835 Greenville, NC 4.2 mi
27837 Grimesland, NC 5.9 mi
27833 Greenville, NC 6.4 mi
27836 Greenville, NC 6.4 mi
27834 Greenville, NC 8.0 mi
28590 Winterville, NC 8.6 mi
27884 Stokes, NC 8.9 mi
28513 Ayden, NC 11.0 mi
27811 Bellarthur, NC 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27879?

27879 is in Simpson, North Carolina, in Pitt County, part of the Greenville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5745, -77.2797.

What county is 27879 in?

27879 lies in Pitt County.

What area code is 27879?

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

What time zone is 27879 in?

27879 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27879?

About 307 people live in ZIP code 27879, in 144 households, at 1,058.6 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 27879?

$32,500 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27879?

The closest are 27858 (2.9 mi), 27835 (4.2 mi), 27837 (5.9 mi), 27833 (6.4 mi) and 27836 (6.4 mi).

Is 27879 a PO Box ZIP code?

27879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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