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27880

ZIP 27880 is Sims, North Carolina, mostly in Wilson County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilson +1 more
Metro area
Wilson, NC
Population
3,953
Coordinates
35.7307, -78.0806
☼ Live from 27880 — Sims, NC

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Where 27880 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27880
  • 🔢 Type 27880 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,880 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 41. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27879 (Simpson, NC, 46 mi away) and 27881 (Speed, NC, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27880 becomes 08872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sayreville, NJ, 384 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02878, 02887, 07828, 07882, 08827, 08872, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87820 in Aragon, NM, 1,728 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,152 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27880 and you would come out at 35.73°S, 101.92°E — 841 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 25.5 square miles of land, 27880 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,953This ZIP3,953
Households1,608This ZIP1,608
Housing units1,734This ZIP1,734
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$79,375This ZIP$79,375North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$219,500This ZIP$219,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$972This ZIP$972North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density154.7 / sq miThis ZIP154.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees344This ZIP344
Annual payroll$18,373,000This ZIP$18,373,000
Tax returns filed1,580This ZIP1,580
Total adjusted gross income$124,433,000This ZIP$124,433,000

Land area

Land area25.55 sq miThis ZIP25.55 sq mi
Water area2.09 sq miThis ZIP2.09 sq mi

Counties 27880 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wilson County 95.8%
Nash County 4.2%

Other place names in 27880

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ZIP codes near 27880

ZIPCityDistance
27807 Bailey, NC 5.6 mi
27851 Lucama, NC 6.9 mi
27896 Wilson, NC 7.2 mi
27557 Middlesex, NC 7.4 mi
27542 Kenly, NC 8.4 mi
27895 Wilson, NC 8.7 mi
27894 Wilson, NC 9.9 mi
27893 Wilson, NC 10.2 mi
27813 Black Creek, NC 10.4 mi
27555 Micro, NC 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27880?

27880 is in Sims, North Carolina, in Wilson County, part of the Wilson, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7307, -78.0806.

What county is 27880 in?

27880 spans 2 counties: Wilson County and Nash County. Most of it falls in Wilson 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 time zone is 27880 in?

27880 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27880?

About 3,953 people live in ZIP code 27880, in 1,608 households, at 154.7 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 27880?

$79,375 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27880?

The closest are 27807 (5.6 mi), 27851 (6.9 mi), 27896 (7.2 mi), 27557 (7.4 mi) and 27542 (8.4 mi).

Is 27880 a PO Box ZIP code?

27880 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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