27969
ZIP 27969 is Roduco, North Carolina, in Gates County; area code 252; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Gates
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Population
- 111
- Coordinates
- 36.4633, -76.8026
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Where 27969 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 27969 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,969 = 3 × 9323. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110101000001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27968 (Rodanthe, NC, 92 mi away) and 27970 (Roper, NC, 40 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27969 becomes 96972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27699, 29679, 29697, 62979, 62997, 79926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96927 in Mongmong, GU, 8,052 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
- 🎯1,203 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27969 and you would come out at 36.46°S, 103.20°E — 787 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 40m.
- 📏 At 2.6 square miles of land, 27969 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 111This ZIP111 |
|---|---|
| Households | 69This ZIP69 |
| Housing units | 74This ZIP74 |
| Median age | 47.8This ZIP47.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $336,400This ZIP$336,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.0%This ZIP20.0% |
| Population density | 42.8 / sq miThis ZIP42.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.59 sq miThis ZIP2.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 27969
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27937 | Gates, NC | 3.7 mi |
27935 | Eure, NC | 4.3 mi |
27938 | Gatesville, NC | 7.3 mi |
27986 | Winton, NC | 8.2 mi |
23438 | Suffolk, VA | 10.0 mi |
27922 | Cofield, NC | 10.4 mi |
23437 | Suffolk, VA | 11.3 mi |
27926 | Corapeake, NC | 11.4 mi |
27942 | Harrellsville, NC | 11.8 mi |
27818 | Como, NC | 12.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27969?
27969 is in Roduco, North Carolina, in Gates County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.4633, -76.8026.
What county is 27969 in?
27969 lies in Gates County.
What area code is 27969?
Roduco uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27969 in?
27969 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27969?
About 111 people live in ZIP code 27969, in 69 households, at 42.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 27969?
The closest are 27937 (3.7 mi), 27935 (4.3 mi), 27938 (7.3 mi), 27986 (8.2 mi) and 23438 (10 mi).
Is 27969 a PO Box ZIP code?
27969 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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