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27884

ZIP 27884 is Stokes, North Carolina, in Pitt County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Pitt
Metro area
Greenville, NC
Population
1,892
Coordinates
35.7035, -77.2666
☼ Live from 27884 — Stokes, NC

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Where 27884 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27884
  • 🔢 Type 27884 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,884 = 2 × 2 × 6971. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27883 (Stantonsburg, NC, 31 mi away) and 27885 (Swanquarter, NC, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27884 becomes 48872 — and that is a real ZIP code: Perry, MI, 615 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24878, 24887, 28478, 28748, 28784, 42788, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84782 in Veyo, UT, 2,011 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,195 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27884 and you would come out at 35.70°S, 102.73°E — 796 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 35.8 square miles of land, 27884 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,892This ZIP1,892
Households529This ZIP529
Housing units589This ZIP589
Median age28.2This ZIP28.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$64,306This ZIP$64,306North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$114,700This ZIP$114,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$839This ZIP$839North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density52.9 / sq miThis ZIP52.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees110This ZIP110
Annual payroll$3,314,000This ZIP$3,314,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$35,659,000This ZIP$35,659,000

Land area

Land area35.79 sq miThis ZIP35.79 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 27884

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ZIP codes near 27884

ZIPCityDistance
27871 Robersonville, NC 6.8 mi
27834 Greenville, NC 7.1 mi
27861 Parmele, NC 8.4 mi
27879 Simpson, NC 8.9 mi
27835 Greenville, NC 9.3 mi
27812 Bethel, NC 9.3 mi
27825 Everetts, NC 10.6 mi
27833 Greenville, NC 11.1 mi
27836 Greenville, NC 11.1 mi
27858 Greenville, NC 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27884?

27884 is in Stokes, North Carolina, in Pitt County, part of the Greenville, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.7035, -77.2666.

What county is 27884 in?

27884 lies in Pitt County.

What area code is 27884?

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

What time zone is 27884 in?

27884 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27884?

About 1,892 people live in ZIP code 27884, in 529 households, at 52.9 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 27884?

$64,306 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27884?

The closest are 27871 (6.8 mi), 27834 (7.1 mi), 27861 (8.4 mi), 27879 (8.9 mi) and 27835 (9.3 mi).

Is 27884 a PO Box ZIP code?

27884 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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