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27957

ZIP 27957 is Merry Hill, North Carolina, in Bertie County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bertie
Metro area
none
Population
1,012
Coordinates
36.0663, -76.7591
☼ Live from 27957 — Merry Hill, NC

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Where 27957 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27957
  • 🔢 Type 27957 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,957 = 3 × 9319. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27956 (Maple, NC, 48 mi away) and 27958 (Moyock, NC, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27957 becomes 75972 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Augustine, TX, 1,044 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25779, 25977, 27597, 29577, 57279, 57792, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97527 in Grants Pass, OR, 2,502 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,214 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27957 and you would come out at 36.07°S, 103.24°E — 776 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 53.7 square miles of land, 27957 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,012This ZIP1,012
Households566This ZIP566
Housing units870This ZIP870
Median age63.3This ZIP63.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$36,875This ZIP$36,875North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$140,100This ZIP$140,100North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$935This ZIP$935North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%This ZIP35.0%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density18.8 / sq miThis ZIP18.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees340This ZIP340
Annual payroll$16,892,000This ZIP$16,892,000
Tax returns filed630This ZIP630
Total adjusted gross income$47,677,000This ZIP$47,677,000

Land area

Land area53.74 sq miThis ZIP53.74 sq mi
Water area11.62 sq miThis ZIP11.62 sq mi

ZIP codes near 27957

ZIPCityDistance
27924 Colerain, NC 8.2 mi
27932 Edenton, NC 9.7 mi
27983 Windsor, NC 12.2 mi
27970 Roper, NC 13.4 mi
27967 Powellsville, NC 13.6 mi
27980 Tyner, NC 14.6 mi
27942 Harrellsville, NC 16.0 mi
27922 Cofield, NC 17.9 mi
27930 Hertford, NC 18.5 mi
27985 Winfall, NC 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27957?

27957 is in Merry Hill, North Carolina, in Bertie County. Its published point location is 36.0663, -76.7591.

What county is 27957 in?

27957 lies in Bertie County.

What area code is 27957?

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

What time zone is 27957 in?

27957 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27957?

About 1,012 people live in ZIP code 27957, in 566 households, at 18.8 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 27957?

$36,875 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27957?

The closest are 27924 (8.2 mi), 27932 (9.7 mi), 27983 (12.2 mi), 27970 (13.4 mi) and 27967 (13.6 mi).

Is 27957 a PO Box ZIP code?

27957 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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