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Where 27980 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 27980 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,980 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1399. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110101001100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27979 (Sunbury, NC, 14 mi away) and 27981 (Wanchese, NC, 61 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27980 becomes 08972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02879, 07829, 07928, 09728, 09827, 20879, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09827 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,321 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
- 🎯1,217 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27980 and you would come out at 36.25°S, 103.38°E — 772 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
- 📏 At 48.7 square miles of land, 27980 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,647This ZIP1,647 |
|---|---|
| Households | 724This ZIP724 |
| Housing units | 772This ZIP772 |
| Median age | 50.8This ZIP50.8North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $66,111This ZIP$66,111North Carolina$72,388US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $259,300This ZIP$259,300North Carolina$288,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $792This ZIP$792North Carolina$1,228US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.1%This ZIP18.1% |
| Mean commute | 31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min |
| Population density | 33.8 / sq miThis ZIP33.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 22This ZIP22 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 58This ZIP58 |
| Annual payroll | $2,159,000This ZIP$2,159,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 920This ZIP920 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $54,133,000This ZIP$54,133,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 48.75 sq miThis ZIP48.75 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi |
Counties 27980 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Chowan County | 87.6% |
| Perquimans County | 12.4% |
ZIP codes near 27980
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27919 | Belvidere, NC | 7.7 mi |
27942 | Harrellsville, NC | 8.2 mi |
27985 | Winfall, NC | 8.3 mi |
27946 | Hobbsville, NC | 8.4 mi |
27930 | Hertford, NC | 9.4 mi |
27932 | Edenton, NC | 10.6 mi |
27938 | Gatesville, NC | 11.0 mi |
27944 | Hertford, NC | 12.8 mi |
27924 | Colerain, NC | 13.0 mi |
27922 | Cofield, NC | 13.4 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 27980 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27980?
27980 is in Tyner, North Carolina, in Chowan County. Its published point location is 36.2453, -76.6194.
What county is 27980 in?
27980 spans 2 counties: Chowan County and Perquimans County. Most of it falls in Chowan County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 27980?
Tyner uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27980 in?
27980 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27980?
About 1,647 people live in ZIP code 27980, in 724 households, at 33.8 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 27980?
$66,111 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.
What ZIP codes are near 27980?
The closest are 27919 (7.7 mi), 27942 (8.2 mi), 27985 (8.3 mi), 27946 (8.4 mi) and 27930 (9.4 mi).
Is 27980 a PO Box ZIP code?
27980 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “27980 ZIP Code — Tyner, North Carolina (Chowan County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/27980
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