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27978

ZIP 27978 is Stumpy Point, North Carolina, in Dare County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Dare
Population
237
Coordinates
35.6722, -75.7731
☼ Live from 27978 — Stumpy Point, NC

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Where 27978 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27978
  • 🔢 Type 27978 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,978 = 2 × 3 × 4663. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27976 (South Mills, NC, 64 mi away) and 27979 (Sunbury, NC, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27978 becomes 87972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27879, 27897, 28779, 77289, 77982, 78279, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98277 in Oak Harbor, WA, 2,515 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,275 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27978 and you would come out at 35.67°S, 104.23°E — 715 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 44m.
  • 📏 At 29.4 square miles of land, 27978 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population237This ZIP237
Households114This ZIP114
Housing units149This ZIP149
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,192This ZIP$60,192North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$336,400This ZIP$336,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute48.9 minThis ZIP48.9 min
Population density8.1 / sq miThis ZIP8.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$1,783,000This ZIP$1,783,000

Land area

Land area29.38 sq miThis ZIP29.38 sq mi
Water area7.23 sq miThis ZIP7.23 sq mi

ZIP codes near 27978

ZIPCityDistance
27953 Manns Harbor, NC 10.8 mi
27981 Wanchese, NC 14.6 mi
27824 Engelhard, NC 15.5 mi
27968 Rodanthe, NC 16.0 mi
27954 Manteo, NC 17.3 mi
27959 Nags Head, NC 17.9 mi
27982 Waves, NC 18.8 mi
27972 Salvo, NC 18.9 mi
27948 Kill Devil Hills, NC 24.4 mi
27925 Columbia, NC 25.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27978?

27978 is in Stumpy Point, North Carolina, in Dare County, part of the Kill Devil Hills, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.6722, -75.7731.

What county is 27978 in?

27978 lies in Dare County.

What area code is 27978?

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

What time zone is 27978 in?

27978 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27978?

About 237 people live in ZIP code 27978, in 114 households, at 8.1 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 27978?

$60,192 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27978?

The closest are 27953 (10.8 mi), 27981 (14.6 mi), 27824 (15.5 mi), 27968 (16 mi) and 27954 (17.3 mi).

Is 27978 a PO Box ZIP code?

27978 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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