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27889

ZIP 27889 is Washington, North Carolina, mostly in Beaufort County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Beaufort +2 more
Metro area
Washington, NC
Population
24,371
Coordinates
35.5804, -77.0250
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Where 27889 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27889
  • 🔢 Type 27889 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,889 = 167 × 167. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27888 (Walstonburg, NC, 38 mi away) and 27890 (Weldon, NC, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27889 becomes 98872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28789, 78289, 78298, 78829, 87829, 92878, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98278 in Oak Harbor, WA, 2,463 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,211 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27889 and you would come out at 35.58°S, 102.97°E — 781 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
  • 📏 At 176.1 square miles of land, 27889 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 134 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,371This ZIP24,371
Households11,086This ZIP11,086
Housing units12,871This ZIP12,871
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,179This ZIP$53,179North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$194,200This ZIP$194,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$865This ZIP$865North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density138.4 / sq miThis ZIP138.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments789This ZIP789
Employees10,290This ZIP10,290
Annual payroll$424,512,000This ZIP$424,512,000
Tax returns filed12,030This ZIP12,030
Total adjusted gross income$746,123,000This ZIP$746,123,000

Land area

Land area176.13 sq miThis ZIP176.13 sq mi
Water area12.22 sq miThis ZIP12.22 sq mi

Counties 27889 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Beaufort County 90.4%
Pitt County 7.5%
Martin County 2.0%

Other place names in 27889

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

ZIP codes near 27889

ZIPCityDistance
27865 Pinetown, NC 9.1 mi
27817 Chocowinity, NC 9.4 mi
27837 Grimesland, NC 11.1 mi
27846 Jamesville, NC 14.2 mi
27879 Simpson, NC 14.3 mi
27814 Blounts Creek, NC 14.8 mi
27858 Greenville, NC 14.9 mi
27884 Stokes, NC 16.0 mi
27892 Williamston, NC 16.6 mi
27808 Bath, NC 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27889?

27889 is in Washington, North Carolina, in Beaufort County, part of the Washington, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5804, -77.0250.

What county is 27889 in?

27889 spans 3 counties: Beaufort County, Pitt County and Martin County. Most of it falls in Beaufort 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 27889?

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

What time zone is 27889 in?

27889 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27889?

About 24,371 people live in ZIP code 27889, in 11,086 households, at 138.4 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 27889?

$53,179 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27889?

The closest are 27865 (9.1 mi), 27817 (9.4 mi), 27837 (11.1 mi), 27846 (14.2 mi) and 27879 (14.3 mi).

Is 27889 a PO Box ZIP code?

27889 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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