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27959

ZIP 27959 is Nags Head, North Carolina, in Dare County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dare
Population
3,170
Coordinates
35.8919, -75.6034
☼ Live from 27959 — Nags Head, NC

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Where 27959 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27959
  • 🔢 Type 27959 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,959 = 73 × 383. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110100110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27958 (Moyock, NC, 53 mi away) and 27960 (Ocracoke, NC, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27959 becomes 95972 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rackerby, CA, 2,487 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25979, 27599, 29579, 29597, 59729, 59927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99752 in Kotzebue, AK, 3,842 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,279 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27959 and you would come out at 35.89°S, 104.40°E — 711 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 14.7 square miles of land, 27959 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,170This ZIP3,170
Households1,586This ZIP1,586
Housing units5,285This ZIP5,285
Median age58.4This ZIP58.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$91,264This ZIP$91,264North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$490,800This ZIP$490,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,005This ZIP$1,005North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.9%This ZIP50.9%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density215.8 / sq miThis ZIP215.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments368This ZIP368
Employees3,528This ZIP3,528
Annual payroll$160,551,000This ZIP$160,551,000
Tax returns filed1,890This ZIP1,890
Total adjusted gross income$221,964,000This ZIP$221,964,000

Land area

Land area14.69 sq miThis ZIP14.69 sq mi
Water area14.29 sq miThis ZIP14.29 sq mi

Other place names in 27959

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

ZIP codes near 27959

ZIPCityDistance
27981 Wanchese, NC 3.3 mi
27954 Manteo, NC 4.8 mi
27948 Kill Devil Hills, NC 10.1 mi
27953 Manns Harbor, NC 16.4 mi
27949 Kitty Hawk, NC 17.0 mi
27968 Rodanthe, NC 17.3 mi
27978 Stumpy Point, NC 17.9 mi
27941 Harbinger, NC 18.5 mi
27964 Point Harbor, NC 19.7 mi
27966 Powells Point, NC 21.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27959?

27959 is in Nags Head, North Carolina, in Dare County, part of the Kill Devil Hills, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.8919, -75.6034.

What county is 27959 in?

27959 lies in Dare County.

What area code is 27959?

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

What time zone is 27959 in?

27959 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27959?

About 3,170 people live in ZIP code 27959, in 1,586 households, at 215.8 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 27959?

$91,264 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27959?

The closest are 27981 (3.3 mi), 27954 (4.8 mi), 27948 (10.1 mi), 27953 (16.4 mi) and 27949 (17 mi).

Is 27959 a PO Box ZIP code?

27959 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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