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27925

ZIP 27925 is Columbia, North Carolina, in Tyrrell County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Tyrrell
Metro area
none
Population
3,382
Coordinates
35.8412, -76.1733
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Where 27925 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27925
  • 🔢 Type 27925 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,925 = 5 × 5 × 1117. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27924 (Colerain, NC, 43 mi away) and 27926 (Corapeake, NC, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27925 becomes 52972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22579, 22957, 25729, 25927, 25972, 27259, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97225 in Portland, OR, 2,494 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,250 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27925 and you would come out at 35.84°S, 103.83°E — 740 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 302.0 square miles of land, 27925 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 229 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,382This ZIP3,382
Households1,520This ZIP1,520
Housing units2,148This ZIP2,148
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$41,522This ZIP$41,522North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$161,100This ZIP$161,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$644This ZIP$644North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min
Population density11.2 / sq miThis ZIP11.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees521This ZIP521
Annual payroll$15,769,000This ZIP$15,769,000
Tax returns filed1,530This ZIP1,530
Total adjusted gross income$73,811,000This ZIP$73,811,000

Land area

Land area301.97 sq miThis ZIP301.97 sq mi
Water area62.57 sq miThis ZIP62.57 sq mi

Other place names in 27925

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ZIP codes near 27925

ZIPCityDistance
27928 Creswell, NC 15.0 mi
27953 Manns Harbor, NC 16.9 mi
27826 Fairfield, NC 17.4 mi
27824 Engelhard, NC 22.1 mi
27978 Stumpy Point, NC 25.3 mi
27970 Roper, NC 25.5 mi
27941 Harbinger, NC 26.2 mi
27944 Hertford, NC 26.8 mi
27966 Powells Point, NC 26.8 mi
27810 Belhaven, NC 27.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27925?

27925 is in Columbia, North Carolina, in Tyrrell County. Its published point location is 35.8412, -76.1733.

What county is 27925 in?

27925 lies in Tyrrell County.

What area code is 27925?

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

What time zone is 27925 in?

27925 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27925?

About 3,382 people live in ZIP code 27925, in 1,520 households, at 11.2 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 27925?

$41,522 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27925?

The closest are 27928 (15 mi), 27953 (16.9 mi), 27826 (17.4 mi), 27824 (22.1 mi) and 27978 (25.3 mi).

Is 27925 a PO Box ZIP code?

27925 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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