27881
ZIP 27881 is Speed, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County; area code 252; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Edgecombe
- Metro area
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Population
- 32
- Coordinates
- 35.9702, -77.4423
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Where 27881 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 27881 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,881 = 7 × 7 × 569. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110011101001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27880 (Sims, NC, 39 mi away) and 27882 (Spring Hope, NC, 38 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27881 becomes 18872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12788, 12878, 12887, 17882, 18827, 21788, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87821 in Datil, NM, 1,733 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
- 🎯1,180 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27881 and you would come out at 35.97°S, 102.56°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
- 📏 At 0.088 square miles of land, 27881 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 43 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 32This ZIP32 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17This ZIP17 |
| Housing units | 17This ZIP17 |
| Median age | 66.3This ZIP66.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $23,800This ZIP$23,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 363.6 / sq miThis ZIP363.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 27881
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27881
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27843 | Hobgood, NC | 2.9 mi |
27886 | Tarboro, NC | 6.0 mi |
27857 | Oak City, NC | 10.1 mi |
27841 | Hassell, NC | 10.2 mi |
27819 | Conetoe, NC | 10.8 mi |
27874 | Scotland Neck, NC | 11.1 mi |
27840 | Hamilton, NC | 11.7 mi |
27812 | Bethel, NC | 12.0 mi |
27861 | Parmele, NC | 12.6 mi |
27815 | Rocky Mount, NC | 14.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27881?
27881 is in Speed, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County, part of the Rocky Mount, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.9702, -77.4423.
What county is 27881 in?
27881 lies in Edgecombe County.
What area code is 27881?
Speed uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27881 in?
27881 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27881?
About 32 people live in ZIP code 27881, in 17 households, at 363.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 27881?
The closest are 27843 (2.9 mi), 27886 (6 mi), 27857 (10.1 mi), 27841 (10.2 mi) and 27819 (10.8 mi).
Is 27881 a PO Box ZIP code?
27881 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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