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27890

ZIP 27890 is Weldon, North Carolina, in Halifax County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Halifax
Metro area
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Population
2,258
Coordinates
36.4142, -77.5877
☼ Live from 27890 — Weldon, NC

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Where 27890 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27890
  • 🔢 Type 27890 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,890 = 2 × 5 × 2789. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27889 (Washington, NC, 66 mi away) and 27891 (Whitakers, NC, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27890 becomes 09872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02879, 07829, 07928, 09728, 09827, 20879, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09827 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,354 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,162 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27890 and you would come out at 36.41°S, 102.41°E — 827 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 9.2 square miles of land, 27890 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,258This ZIP2,258
Households947This ZIP947
Housing units1,091This ZIP1,091
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$36,875This ZIP$36,875North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$94,800This ZIP$94,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$730This ZIP$730North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density245.2 / sq miThis ZIP245.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments54This ZIP54
Employees851This ZIP851
Annual payroll$37,754,000This ZIP$37,754,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$32,215,000This ZIP$32,215,000

Land area

Land area9.21 sq miThis ZIP9.21 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 27890

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ZIP codes near 27890

ZIPCityDistance
27831 Garysburg, NC 3.5 mi
27870 Roanoke Rapids, NC 6.0 mi
27866 Pleasant Hill, NC 8.4 mi
27845 Jackson, NC 8.7 mi
27839 Halifax, NC 9.1 mi
27876 Seaboard, NC 11.0 mi
27832 Gaston, NC 11.2 mi
23879 Skippers, VA 12.3 mi
27887 Tillery, NC 13.2 mi
27823 Enfield, NC 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27890?

27890 is in Weldon, North Carolina, in Halifax County, part of the Roanoke Rapids, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4142, -77.5877.

What county is 27890 in?

27890 lies in Halifax County.

What area code is 27890?

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

What time zone is 27890 in?

27890 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27890?

About 2,258 people live in ZIP code 27890, in 947 households, at 245.2 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 27890?

$36,875 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27890?

The closest are 27831 (3.5 mi), 27870 (6 mi), 27866 (8.4 mi), 27845 (8.7 mi) and 27839 (9.1 mi).

Is 27890 a PO Box ZIP code?

27890 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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