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27970

ZIP 27970 is Roper, North Carolina, in Washington County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Metro area
none
Population
2,439
Coordinates
35.9087, -76.6202
☼ Live from 27970 — Roper, NC

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Where 27970 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27970
  • 🔢 Type 27970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,970 = 2 × 5 × 2797. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110101000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27969 (Roduco, NC, 40 mi away) and 27972 (Salvo, NC, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27970 becomes 07972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02779, 07927, 09727, 09772, 20779, 20797, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09772 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,913 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,225 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27970 and you would come out at 35.91°S, 103.38°E — 765 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 43m.
  • 📏 At 119.3 square miles of land, 27970 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,439This ZIP2,439
Households1,353This ZIP1,353
Housing units1,872This ZIP1,872
Median age59.1This ZIP59.1North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$37,578This ZIP$37,578North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$132,200This ZIP$132,200North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,049This ZIP$1,049North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute38.4 minThis ZIP38.4 min
Population density20.4 / sq miThis ZIP20.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees214This ZIP214
Annual payroll$9,916,000This ZIP$9,916,000
Tax returns filed1,300This ZIP1,300
Total adjusted gross income$67,684,000This ZIP$67,684,000

Land area

Land area119.30 sq miThis ZIP119.30 sq mi
Water area6.92 sq miThis ZIP6.92 sq mi

Other place names in 27970

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ZIP codes near 27970

ZIPCityDistance
27928 Creswell, NC 12.3 mi
27932 Edenton, NC 12.9 mi
27957 Merry Hill, NC 13.4 mi
27962 Plymouth, NC 13.4 mi
27860 Pantego, NC 16.9 mi
27983 Windsor, NC 18.0 mi
27846 Jamesville, NC 18.7 mi
27930 Hertford, NC 21.3 mi
27924 Colerain, NC 21.5 mi
27944 Hertford, NC 22.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27970?

27970 is in Roper, North Carolina, in Washington County. Its published point location is 35.9087, -76.6202.

What county is 27970 in?

27970 lies in Washington County.

What area code is 27970?

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

What time zone is 27970 in?

27970 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27970?

About 2,439 people live in ZIP code 27970, in 1,353 households, at 20.4 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 27970?

$37,578 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27970?

The closest are 27928 (12.3 mi), 27932 (12.9 mi), 27957 (13.4 mi), 27962 (13.4 mi) and 27860 (16.9 mi).

Is 27970 a PO Box ZIP code?

27970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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