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28527

ZIP 28527 is Ernul, North Carolina, in Craven County; area code 252; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Craven
Metro area
New Bern, NC
Population
1,588
Coordinates
35.2582, -77.0175
☼ Live from 28527 — Ernul, NC

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Where 28527 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28527
  • 🔢 Type 28527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 28,527 = 3 × 37 × 257. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110111101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28526 (Dover, NC, 22 mi away) and 28528 (Gloucester, NC, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28527 becomes 72582, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22578, 25287, 25728, 25827, 27258, 27285, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85722 in Tucson, AZ, 1,950 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,219 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28527 and you would come out at 35.26°S, 102.98°E — 775 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 47m.
  • 📏 At 64.6 square miles of land, 28527 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,588This ZIP1,588
Households634This ZIP634
Housing units689This ZIP689
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$74,190This ZIP$74,190North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$120,800This ZIP$120,800North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,638This ZIP$1,638North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%This ZIP14.1%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density24.6 / sq miThis ZIP24.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees79This ZIP79
Annual payroll$2,496,000This ZIP$2,496,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$36,813,000This ZIP$36,813,000

Land area

Land area64.58 sq miThis ZIP64.58 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

ZIP codes near 28527

ZIPCityDistance
28519 Bridgeton, NC 9.0 mi
27821 Edward, NC 9.2 mi
28560 New Bern, NC 9.4 mi
27814 Blounts Creek, NC 9.7 mi
28586 Vanceboro, NC 10.1 mi
28563 New Bern, NC 10.5 mi
28564 New Bern, NC 10.5 mi
28561 New Bern, NC 11.2 mi
28529 Grantsboro, NC 13.3 mi
28562 New Bern, NC 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28527?

28527 is in Ernul, North Carolina, in Craven County, part of the New Bern, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 35.2582, -77.0175.

What county is 28527 in?

28527 lies in Craven County.

What area code is 28527?

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

What time zone is 28527 in?

28527 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28527?

About 1,588 people live in ZIP code 28527, in 634 households, at 24.6 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 28527?

$74,190 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28527?

The closest are 28519 (9 mi), 27821 (9.2 mi), 28560 (9.4 mi), 27814 (9.7 mi) and 28586 (10.1 mi).

Is 28527 a PO Box ZIP code?

28527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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