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27891

ZIP 27891 is Whitakers, North Carolina, mostly in Nash County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nash +2 more
Metro area
Rocky Mount, NC
Population
4,865
Coordinates
36.0977, -77.7428
☼ Live from 27891 — Whitakers, NC

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Where 27891 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27891
  • 🔢 Type 27891 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGBLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,891 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 1033. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110011110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27890 (Weldon, NC, 24 mi away) and 27892 (Williamston, NC, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27891 becomes 19872, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12789, 12879, 12978, 12987, 17829, 17982, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97128 in Mcminnville, OR, 2,434 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,161 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27891 and you would come out at 36.10°S, 102.26°E — 829 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 141.0 square miles of land, 27891 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 107 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,865This ZIP4,865
Households1,814This ZIP1,814
Housing units2,256This ZIP2,256
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$67,942This ZIP$67,942North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$146,600This ZIP$146,600North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,082This ZIP$1,082North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density34.5 / sq miThis ZIP34.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees3,108This ZIP3,108
Annual payroll$172,836,000This ZIP$172,836,000
Tax returns filed2,190This ZIP2,190
Total adjusted gross income$108,048,000This ZIP$108,048,000

Land area

Land area140.96 sq miThis ZIP140.96 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Counties 27891 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Nash County 47.9%
Edgecombe County 45.3%
Halifax County 6.8%

Other place names in 27891

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ZIP codes near 27891

ZIPCityDistance
27809 Battleboro, NC 5.6 mi
27823 Enfield, NC 7.9 mi
27804 Rocky Mount, NC 9.4 mi
27868 Red Oak, NC 9.9 mi
27802 Rocky Mount, NC 11.4 mi
27815 Rocky Mount, NC 12.3 mi
27801 Rocky Mount, NC 12.8 mi
27856 Nashville, NC 14.5 mi
27844 Hollister, NC 15.1 mi
27803 Rocky Mount, NC 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27891?

27891 is in Whitakers, North Carolina, in Nash County, part of the Rocky Mount, NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.0977, -77.7428.

What county is 27891 in?

27891 spans 3 counties: Nash County, Edgecombe County and Halifax County. Most of it falls in Nash 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 27891?

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

What time zone is 27891 in?

27891 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27891?

About 4,865 people live in ZIP code 27891, in 1,814 households, at 34.5 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 27891?

$67,942 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27891?

The closest are 27809 (5.6 mi), 27823 (7.9 mi), 27804 (9.4 mi), 27868 (9.9 mi) and 27802 (11.4 mi).

Is 27891 a PO Box ZIP code?

27891 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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