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27915

ZIP 27915 is Avon, North Carolina, in Dare County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dare
Population
339
Coordinates
35.3367, -75.5121
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Where 27915 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27915
  • 🔢 Type 27915 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,915 = 3 × 5 × 1861. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110100001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27910 (Ahoskie, NC, 106 mi away) and 27916 (Aydlett, NC, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27915 becomes 51972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12759, 12957, 12975, 15279, 15729, 15927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97125 in Manning, OR, 2,565 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,297 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27915 and you would come out at 35.34°S, 104.49°E — 694 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 8.2 square miles of land, 27915 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population339This ZIP339
Households228This ZIP228
Housing units1,555This ZIP1,555
Median age54.5This ZIP54.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$35,365This ZIP$35,365North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$400,500This ZIP$400,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Population density41.5 / sq miThis ZIP41.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees427This ZIP427
Annual payroll$20,872,000This ZIP$20,872,000

Land area

Land area8.16 sq miThis ZIP8.16 sq mi
Water area4.97 sq miThis ZIP4.97 sq mi

Other place names in 27915

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

ZIP codes near 27915

ZIPCityDistance
27920 Buxton, NC 5.9 mi
27936 Frisco, NC 7.8 mi
27943 Hatteras, NC 14.6 mi
27972 Salvo, NC 15.1 mi
27982 Waves, NC 16.1 mi
27968 Rodanthe, NC 22.3 mi
27978 Stumpy Point, NC 27.4 mi
27824 Engelhard, NC 31.5 mi
27960 Ocracoke, NC 32.9 mi
27981 Wanchese, NC 36.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27915?

27915 is in Avon, North Carolina, in Dare County, part of the Kill Devil Hills, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.3367, -75.5121.

What county is 27915 in?

27915 lies in Dare County.

What area code is 27915?

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

What time zone is 27915 in?

27915 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27915?

About 339 people live in ZIP code 27915, in 228 households, at 41.5 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 27915?

$35,365 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27915?

The closest are 27920 (5.9 mi), 27936 (7.8 mi), 27943 (14.6 mi), 27972 (15.1 mi) and 27982 (16.1 mi).

Is 27915 a PO Box ZIP code?

27915 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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