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27929

ZIP 27929 is Currituck, North Carolina, in Currituck County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Currituck
Population
3,281
Coordinates
36.4392, -76.0165
☼ Live from 27929 — Currituck, NC

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Where 27929 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27929
  • 🔢 Type 27929 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,929 = 11 × 2539. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110100011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27928 (Creswell, NC, 49 mi away) and 27930 (Hertford, NC, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27929 becomes 92972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27299, 29729, 29927, 79229, 79922, 97229, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99722 in Arctic Village, AK, 3,382 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,245 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27929 and you would come out at 36.44°S, 103.98°E — 746 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
  • 📏 At 15.5 square miles of land, 27929 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,281This ZIP3,281
Households1,111This ZIP1,111
Housing units1,167This ZIP1,167
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$132,713This ZIP$132,713North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$429,500This ZIP$429,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,417This ZIP$1,417North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%This ZIP31.9%
Mean commute38.2 minThis ZIP38.2 min
Population density211.8 / sq miThis ZIP211.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees261This ZIP261
Annual payroll$13,443,000This ZIP$13,443,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$80,108,000This ZIP$80,108,000

Land area

Land area15.49 sq miThis ZIP15.49 sq mi
Water area12.52 sq miThis ZIP12.52 sq mi

ZIP codes near 27929

ZIPCityDistance
27956 Maple, NC 2.8 mi
27950 Knotts Island, NC 4.9 mi
27973 Shawboro, NC 5.2 mi
27917 Barco, NC 5.9 mi
27923 Coinjock, NC 6.8 mi
27916 Aydlett, NC 9.3 mi
27958 Moyock, NC 9.7 mi
27921 Camden, NC 10.5 mi
27965 Poplar Branch, NC 11.2 mi
27927 Corolla, NC 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27929?

27929 is in Currituck, North Carolina, in Currituck County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4392, -76.0165.

What county is 27929 in?

27929 lies in Currituck County.

What area code is 27929?

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

What time zone is 27929 in?

27929 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27929?

About 3,281 people live in ZIP code 27929, in 1,111 households, at 211.8 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 27929?

$132,713 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27929?

The closest are 27956 (2.8 mi), 27950 (4.9 mi), 27973 (5.2 mi), 27917 (5.9 mi) and 27923 (6.8 mi).

Is 27929 a PO Box ZIP code?

27929 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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