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27985

ZIP 27985 is Winfall, North Carolina, in Perquimans County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Perquimans
Metro area
none
Population
317
Coordinates
36.2188, -76.4737
☼ Live from 27985 — Winfall, NC

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Where 27985 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 27985
  • 🔢 Type 27985 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBGLZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 27,985 = 5 × 29 × 193. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 27983 (Windsor, NC, 31 mi away) and 27986 (Winton, NC, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 27985 becomes 58972, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25879, 25978, 27589, 27895, 27958, 28579, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98527 in Bay Center, WA, 2,519 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,225 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 27985 and you would come out at 36.22°S, 103.53°E — 764 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 41m.
  • 📏 At 0.263 square miles of land, 27985 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 127 football fields.
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People and housing

Population317This ZIP317
Households105This ZIP105
Housing units146This ZIP146
Median age25.5This ZIP25.5North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$63,233This ZIP$63,233North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median gross rent$1,279This ZIP$1,279North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min
Population density1,205.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,205.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$437,000This ZIP$437,000

Land area

Land area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 27985

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 27985

ZIPCityDistance
27930 Hertford, NC 2.0 mi
27944 Hertford, NC 4.7 mi
27919 Belvidere, NC 6.4 mi
27980 Tyner, NC 8.3 mi
27932 Edenton, NC 10.7 mi
27946 Hobbsville, NC 12.0 mi
27909 Elizabeth City, NC 12.4 mi
27907 Elizabeth City, NC 13.0 mi
27906 Elizabeth City, NC 15.2 mi
27979 Sunbury, NC 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 27985?

27985 is in Winfall, North Carolina, in Perquimans County. Its published point location is 36.2188, -76.4737.

What county is 27985 in?

27985 lies in Perquimans County.

What area code is 27985?

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

What time zone is 27985 in?

27985 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 27985?

About 317 people live in ZIP code 27985, in 105 households, at 1,205.3 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 27985?

$63,233 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 27985?

The closest are 27930 (2 mi), 27944 (4.7 mi), 27919 (6.4 mi), 27980 (8.3 mi) and 27932 (10.7 mi).

Is 27985 a PO Box ZIP code?

27985 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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