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27974

ZIP 27974 is Shiloh, North Carolina, in Camden County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Camden
Population
858
Coordinates
36.2431, -75.9896
☼ Live from 27974 — Shiloh, NC

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Where 27974 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27974
  • 🔢 Type 27974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,974 = 2 × 71 × 197. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110101000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27973 (Shawboro, NC, 10 mi away) and 27976 (South Mills, NC, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27974 becomes 47972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24977, 27497, 27947, 29477, 49277, 49727, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94277 in Sacramento, CA, 2,477 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,251 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27974 and you would come out at 36.24°S, 104.01°E — 739 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 45.3 square miles of land, 27974 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population858This ZIP858
Households390This ZIP390
Housing units419This ZIP419
Median age54.9This ZIP54.9North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$80,395This ZIP$80,395North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$228,500This ZIP$228,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density18.9 / sq miThis ZIP18.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$2,083,000This ZIP$2,083,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$37,136,000This ZIP$37,136,000

Land area

Land area45.35 sq miThis ZIP45.35 sq mi
Water area19.00 sq miThis ZIP19.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 27974

ZIPCityDistance
27965 Poplar Branch, NC 4.6 mi
27939 Grandy, NC 6.1 mi
27916 Aydlett, NC 7.1 mi
27917 Barco, NC 7.8 mi
27947 Jarvisburg, NC 9.2 mi
27923 Coinjock, NC 9.2 mi
27973 Shawboro, NC 9.6 mi
27927 Corolla, NC 9.8 mi
27921 Camden, NC 10.7 mi
27956 Maple, NC 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27974?

27974 is in Shiloh, North Carolina, in Camden County, part of the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.2431, -75.9896.

What county is 27974 in?

27974 lies in Camden County.

What area code is 27974?

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

What time zone is 27974 in?

27974 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27974?

About 858 people live in ZIP code 27974, in 390 households, at 18.9 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 27974?

$80,395 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27974?

The closest are 27965 (4.6 mi), 27939 (6.1 mi), 27916 (7.1 mi), 27917 (7.8 mi) and 27947 (9.2 mi).

Is 27974 a PO Box ZIP code?

27974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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