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Where 27960 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 27960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 233. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110100111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27959 (Nags Head, NC, 61 mi away) and 27962 (Plymouth, NC, 65 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27960 becomes 06972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02769, 06279, 06792, 06927, 07926, 07962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96207 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,208 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
- 🎯1,278 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27960 and you would come out at 35.07°S, 104.00°E — 716 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
- 📏 At 8.7 square miles of land, 27960 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 723This ZIP723 |
|---|---|
| Households | 387This ZIP387 |
| Housing units | 711This ZIP711 |
| Median age | 49.8This ZIP49.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $77,583This ZIP$77,583North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $456,200This ZIP$456,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,408This ZIP$1,408North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.7%This ZIP39.7% |
| Mean commute | 16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min |
| Population density | 83.1 / sq miThis ZIP83.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 74This ZIP74 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 364This ZIP364 |
| Annual payroll | $17,583,000This ZIP$17,583,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 8.70 sq miThis ZIP8.70 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 7.47 sq miThis ZIP7.47 sq mi |
Other place names in 27960
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27960
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27943 | Hatteras, NC | 18.4 mi |
28511 | Atlantic, NC | 23.0 mi |
27936 | Frisco, NC | 25.6 mi |
28577 | Sealevel, NC | 25.7 mi |
28520 | Cedar Island, NC | 27.0 mi |
27885 | Swanquarter, NC | 27.8 mi |
27920 | Buxton, NC | 28.8 mi |
28581 | Stacy, NC | 29.4 mi |
28524 | Davis, NC | 32.6 mi |
27915 | Avon, NC | 32.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27960?
27960 is in Ocracoke, North Carolina, in Hyde County. Its published point location is 35.0732, -75.9985.
What county is 27960 in?
27960 lies in Hyde County.
What area code is 27960?
Ocracoke uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27960 in?
27960 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27960?
About 723 people live in ZIP code 27960, in 387 households, at 83.1 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 27960?
$77,583 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27960?
The closest are 27943 (18.4 mi), 28511 (23 mi), 27936 (25.6 mi), 28577 (25.7 mi) and 28520 (27 mi).
Is 27960 a PO Box ZIP code?
27960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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