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27943

ZIP 27943 is Hatteras, North Carolina, in Dare County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dare
Population
152
Coordinates
35.2078, -75.7172
☼ Live from 27943 — Hatteras, NC

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Where 27943 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27943
  • 🔢 Type 27943 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27943 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110100100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27942 (Harrellsville, NC, 95 mi away) and 27944 (Hertford, NC, 77 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27943 becomes 34972 — and that is a real ZIP code: Okeechobee, FL, 615 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23479, 23947, 23974, 24739, 27349, 29374, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97423 in Coquille, OR, 2,615 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,289 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27943 and you would come out at 35.21°S, 104.28°E — 703 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 27943 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population152This ZIP152
Households84This ZIP84
Housing units629This ZIP629
Median age61.3This ZIP61.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$57,188This ZIP$57,188North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher51.2%This ZIP51.2%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density56.7 / sq miThis ZIP56.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees209This ZIP209
Annual payroll$11,592,000This ZIP$11,592,000

Land area

Land area2.68 sq miThis ZIP2.68 sq mi
Water area1.98 sq miThis ZIP1.98 sq mi

Other place names in 27943

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

ZIP codes near 27943

ZIPCityDistance
27936 Frisco, NC 7.2 mi
27920 Buxton, NC 10.6 mi
27915 Avon, NC 14.6 mi
27960 Ocracoke, NC 18.4 mi
27972 Salvo, NC 27.5 mi
27982 Waves, NC 28.5 mi
27824 Engelhard, NC 28.8 mi
27978 Stumpy Point, NC 32.2 mi
27885 Swanquarter, NC 33.3 mi
27968 Rodanthe, NC 33.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27943?

27943 is in Hatteras, North Carolina, in Dare County, part of the Kill Devil Hills, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2078, -75.7172.

What county is 27943 in?

27943 lies in Dare County.

What area code is 27943?

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

What time zone is 27943 in?

27943 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27943?

About 152 people live in ZIP code 27943, in 84 households, at 56.7 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 27943?

$57,188 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27943?

The closest are 27936 (7.2 mi), 27920 (10.6 mi), 27915 (14.6 mi), 27960 (18.4 mi) and 27972 (27.5 mi).

Is 27943 a PO Box ZIP code?

27943 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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