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28027

ZIP 28027 is in Concord, North Carolina, mostly in Cabarrus County; area codes 704 and 980; Eastern time. Concord has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 28025 and 28026.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cabarrus +1 more
Population
81,772
Coordinates
35.4133, -80.6755
☼ Live from 28027 — Concord, NC

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Where 28027 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28027
  • 🔢 Type 28027 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZOBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28027 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110110101111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28026 (Concord, NC, 9 mi away) and 28031 (Cornelius, NC, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28027 becomes 72082 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kensett, AR, 620 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02827, 02872, 07822, 08722, 20782, 20827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87022 in Isleta, NM, 1,466 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,024 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28027 and you would come out at 35.41°S, 99.32°E — 979 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 46m.
  • 📏 At 69.0 square miles of land, 28027 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population81,772This ZIP81,772
Households29,238This ZIP29,238
Housing units32,419This ZIP32,419
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$92,219This ZIP$92,219North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$372,400This ZIP$372,400North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,561This ZIP$1,561North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%This ZIP43.3%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density1,185.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,185.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,020This ZIP2,020
Employees36,444This ZIP36,444
Annual payroll$1,573,471,000This ZIP$1,573,471,000
Tax returns filed35,920This ZIP35,920
Total adjusted gross income$3,227,198,000This ZIP$3,227,198,000

Land area

Land area69.00 sq miThis ZIP69.00 sq mi
Water area1.97 sq miThis ZIP1.97 sq mi

Counties 28027 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cabarrus County 100.0%
Mecklenburg County 0.0%

Other place names in 28027

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

ZIP codes near 28027

ZIPCityDistance
28081 Kannapolis, NC 6.2 mi
28262 Charlotte, NC 7.3 mi
28083 Kannapolis, NC 7.5 mi
28223 Charlotte, NC 7.9 mi
28075 Harrisburg, NC 8.0 mi
28036 Davidson, NC 8.2 mi
28025 Concord, NC 8.8 mi
28026 Concord, NC 8.9 mi
28082 Kannapolis, NC 8.9 mi
28269 Charlotte, NC 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28027?

28027 is in Concord, North Carolina, in Cabarrus County, part of the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.4133, -80.6755.

What county is 28027 in?

28027 spans 2 counties: Cabarrus County and Mecklenburg County. Most of it falls in Cabarrus 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 28027?

Concord uses area codes 704 and 980, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28027 in?

28027 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28027?

About 81,772 people live in ZIP code 28027, in 29,238 households, at 1,185.1 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 28027?

$92,219 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28027?

The closest are 28081 (6.2 mi), 28262 (7.3 mi), 28083 (7.5 mi), 28223 (7.9 mi) and 28075 (8 mi).

Is 28027 a PO Box ZIP code?

28027 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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