27982
ZIP 27982 is Waves, 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
- 144
- Coordinates
- 35.5659, -75.4655
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Where 27982 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 27982 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 27,982 = 2 × 17 × 823. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110101001110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27981 (Wanchese, NC, 22 mi away) and 27983 (Windsor, NC, 87 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 27982 becomes 28972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22987, 27289, 27298, 27829, 27892, 27928, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97228 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 27982 and you would come out at 35.57°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 0.661 square miles of land, 27982 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 320 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 144This ZIP144 |
|---|---|
| Households | 56This ZIP56 |
| Housing units | 216This ZIP216 |
| Median age | 63.3This ZIP63.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 217.9 / sq miThis ZIP217.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 18This ZIP18 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 114This ZIP114 |
| Annual payroll | $6,412,000This ZIP$6,412,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 27982
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 27982
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
27972 | Salvo, NC | 1.0 mi |
27968 | Rodanthe, NC | 6.5 mi |
27915 | Avon, NC | 16.1 mi |
27978 | Stumpy Point, NC | 18.8 mi |
27920 | Buxton, NC | 22.0 mi |
27981 | Wanchese, NC | 22.0 mi |
27936 | Frisco, NC | 23.2 mi |
27959 | Nags Head, NC | 23.8 mi |
27954 | Manteo, NC | 26.9 mi |
27953 | Manns Harbor, NC | 28.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 27982?
27982 is in Waves, North Carolina, in Dare County, part of the Kill Devil Hills, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.5659, -75.4655.
What county is 27982 in?
27982 lies in Dare County.
What area code is 27982?
Waves uses area code 252, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 27982 in?
27982 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 27982?
About 144 people live in ZIP code 27982, in 56 households, at 217.9 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 27982?
The closest are 27972 (1 mi), 27968 (6.5 mi), 27915 (16.1 mi), 27978 (18.8 mi) and 27920 (22 mi).
Is 27982 a PO Box ZIP code?
27982 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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