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27953

ZIP 27953 is Manns Harbor, North Carolina, in Dare County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dare
Population
999
Coordinates
35.8040, -75.8754
☼ Live from 27953 — Manns Harbor, NC

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Where 27953 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27953
  • 🔢 Type 27953 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 27953 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110100110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27950 (Knotts Island, NC, 48 mi away) and 27954 (Manteo, NC, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27953 becomes 35972 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gallant, AL, 599 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27359, 27539, 27593, 27935, 29375, 32579, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97523 in Cave Junction, OR, 2,569 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,266 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27953 and you would come out at 35.80°S, 104.12°E — 723 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 262.2 square miles of land, 27953 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 199 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population999This ZIP999
Households534This ZIP534
Housing units605This ZIP605
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$53,250This ZIP$53,250North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$254,700This ZIP$254,700North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,248This ZIP$1,248North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%This ZIP21.8%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density3.8 / sq miThis ZIP3.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees92This ZIP92
Annual payroll$3,944,000This ZIP$3,944,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$26,428,000This ZIP$26,428,000

Land area

Land area262.21 sq miThis ZIP262.21 sq mi
Water area63.97 sq miThis ZIP63.97 sq mi

Other place names in 27953

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ZIP codes near 27953

ZIPCityDistance
27978 Stumpy Point, NC 10.8 mi
27954 Manteo, NC 13.0 mi
27981 Wanchese, NC 13.8 mi
27959 Nags Head, NC 16.4 mi
27925 Columbia, NC 16.9 mi
27948 Kill Devil Hills, NC 18.1 mi
27824 Engelhard, NC 18.9 mi
27941 Harbinger, NC 20.1 mi
27966 Powells Point, NC 22.3 mi
27949 Kitty Hawk, NC 22.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27953?

27953 is in Manns Harbor, North Carolina, in Dare County, part of the Kill Devil Hills, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8040, -75.8754.

What county is 27953 in?

27953 lies in Dare County.

What area code is 27953?

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

What time zone is 27953 in?

27953 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27953?

About 999 people live in ZIP code 27953, in 534 households, at 3.8 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 27953?

$53,250 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27953?

The closest are 27978 (10.8 mi), 27954 (13 mi), 27981 (13.8 mi), 27959 (16.4 mi) and 27925 (16.9 mi).

Is 27953 a PO Box ZIP code?

27953 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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