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27888

ZIP 27888 is Walstonburg, North Carolina, mostly in Greene County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Greene +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,054
Coordinates
35.5958, -77.7023
☼ Live from 27888 — Walstonburg, NC

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Where 27888 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27888
  • 🔢 Type 27888 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,888 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 83. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27887 (Tillery, NC, 46 mi away) and 27889 (Washington, NC, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27888 becomes 88872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28788, 78288, 78828, 87828). The farthest-flung twin is 87828 in Polvadera, NM, 1,652 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,175 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27888 and you would come out at 35.60°S, 102.30°E — 818 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 56.7 square miles of land, 27888 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,054This ZIP2,054
Households682This ZIP682
Housing units862This ZIP862
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$55,167This ZIP$55,167North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$109,400This ZIP$109,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$593This ZIP$593North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density36.3 / sq miThis ZIP36.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees193This ZIP193
Annual payroll$6,361,000This ZIP$6,361,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$51,930,000This ZIP$51,930,000

Land area

Land area56.66 sq miThis ZIP56.66 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 27888 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Greene County 73.0%
Wilson County 17.0%
Pitt County 10.1%

Other place names in 27888

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

ZIP codes near 27888

ZIPCityDistance
27873 Saratoga, NC 5.7 mi
27883 Stantonsburg, NC 5.7 mi
27828 Farmville, NC 7.1 mi
27829 Fountain, NC 9.0 mi
28580 Snow Hill, NC 9.9 mi
28554 Maury, NC 10.3 mi
27811 Bellarthur, NC 10.6 mi
27852 Macclesfield, NC 11.3 mi
27827 Falkland, NC 12.8 mi
27893 Wilson, NC 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27888?

27888 is in Walstonburg, North Carolina, in Greene County. Its published point location is 35.5958, -77.7023.

What county is 27888 in?

27888 spans 3 counties: Greene County, Wilson County and Pitt County. Most of it falls in Greene 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 area code is 27888?

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

What time zone is 27888 in?

27888 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27888?

About 2,054 people live in ZIP code 27888, in 682 households, at 36.3 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 27888?

$55,167 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27888?

The closest are 27873 (5.7 mi), 27883 (5.7 mi), 27828 (7.1 mi), 27829 (9 mi) and 28580 (9.9 mi).

Is 27888 a PO Box ZIP code?

27888 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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