27972
ZIP 27972 is Salvo, North Carolina, in Dare County; area code 252; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Dare
- Metro area
- Kill Devil Hills, NC
- Population
- 229
- Coordinates
- 35.5525, -75.4713
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Where 27972 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 27972 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ⇆27972 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
- ➕ As a number, 27,972 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 37. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110101000100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27970 (Roper, NC, 69 mi away) and 27973 (Shawboro, NC, 65 mi away).
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27927, 29727, 72729, 72927, 77229, 77292, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97227 in Portland, OR, 2,533 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
- 🎯1,294 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27972 and you would come out at 35.55°S, 104.53°E — 696 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 45m.
- 📏 At 0.983 square miles of land, 27972 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 476 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 229This ZIP229 |
|---|---|
| Households | 108This ZIP108 |
| Housing units | 735This ZIP735 |
| Median age | 36.6This ZIP36.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.9%This ZIP36.9% |
| Population density | 233.0 / sq miThis ZIP233.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 15This ZIP15 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 102This ZIP102 |
| Annual payroll | $7,879,000This ZIP$7,879,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.98 sq miThis ZIP0.98 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 27972
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27972
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27982 | Waves, NC | 1.0 mi |
27968 | Rodanthe, NC | 7.4 mi |
27915 | Avon, NC | 15.1 mi |
27978 | Stumpy Point, NC | 18.9 mi |
27920 | Buxton, NC | 21.0 mi |
27936 | Frisco, NC | 22.2 mi |
27981 | Wanchese, NC | 22.8 mi |
27959 | Nags Head, NC | 24.6 mi |
27943 | Hatteras, NC | 27.5 mi |
27954 | Manteo, NC | 27.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27972?
27972 is in Salvo, North Carolina, in Dare County, part of the Kill Devil Hills, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5525, -75.4713.
What county is 27972 in?
27972 lies in Dare County.
What area code is 27972?
Salvo uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27972 in?
27972 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27972?
About 229 people live in ZIP code 27972, in 108 households, at 233.0 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 27972?
The closest are 27982 (1 mi), 27968 (7.4 mi), 27915 (15.1 mi), 27978 (18.9 mi) and 27920 (21 mi).
Is 27972 a PO Box ZIP code?
27972 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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