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27942

ZIP 27942 is Harrellsville, North Carolina, in Hertford County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hertford
Metro area
none
Population
766
Coordinates
36.2971, -76.7509
☼ Live from 27942 — Harrellsville, NC

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Where 27942 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27942
  • 🔢 Type 27942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,942 = 2 × 3 × 4657. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110100100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27941 (Harbinger, NC, 54 mi away) and 27943 (Hatteras, NC, 95 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27942 becomes 24972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22749, 22947, 22974, 24279, 24729, 24927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97224 in Portland, OR, 2,452 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,209 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27942 and you would come out at 36.30°S, 103.25°E — 781 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 27.8 square miles of land, 27942 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population766This ZIP766
Households365This ZIP365
Housing units428This ZIP428
Median age54.4This ZIP54.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$44,271This ZIP$44,271North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$114,000This ZIP$114,000North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density27.6 / sq miThis ZIP27.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$16,779,000This ZIP$16,779,000

Land area

Land area27.80 sq miThis ZIP27.80 sq mi
Water area4.02 sq miThis ZIP4.02 sq mi

Other place names in 27942

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

ZIP codes near 27942

ZIPCityDistance
27922 Cofield, NC 5.3 mi
27938 Gatesville, NC 6.3 mi
27980 Tyner, NC 8.2 mi
27924 Colerain, NC 10.0 mi
27946 Hobbsville, NC 10.1 mi
27967 Powellsville, NC 10.2 mi
27986 Winton, NC 11.3 mi
27935 Eure, NC 11.3 mi
27969 Roduco, NC 11.8 mi
27910 Ahoskie, NC 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27942?

27942 is in Harrellsville, North Carolina, in Hertford County. Its published point location is 36.2971, -76.7509.

What county is 27942 in?

27942 lies in Hertford County.

What area code is 27942?

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

What time zone is 27942 in?

27942 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27942?

About 766 people live in ZIP code 27942, in 365 households, at 27.6 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 27942?

$44,271 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27942?

The closest are 27922 (5.3 mi), 27938 (6.3 mi), 27980 (8.2 mi), 27924 (10 mi) and 27946 (10.1 mi).

Is 27942 a PO Box ZIP code?

27942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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