ZIP 27616 sales tax rate: 7.25%
Verified against state tableRaleigh, NC — Wake County
Quick answer
Purchases delivered to ZIP 27616 are taxed at 7.25%, the combined North Carolina state, county, city and district rate for Raleigh as of January 1, 2026. A $100 taxable purchase costs $107.25 — $7.25 of tax. North Carolina allows local add-ons, so a neighbouring ZIP can differ.
Calculate tax for 27616
Pre-loaded with the 7.25% rate for 27616.
Sales tax calculator
The full combined rate of 7.25% applies to general merchandise.
Enter a pre-tax amount to see the tax due in ZIP 27616 — Raleigh, NC.
- Pre-tax
- $100
- Sales tax at 7.25%
- $7.25
- Total
- $107.25
Tax is rounded to the nearest cent on the full transaction, which is how most registers compute it. Line-item rounding can differ by a cent or two on long receipts.
Reverse out sales tax
Split a receipt total into item price and the 7.25% tax collected.
Backing out 7.25% for ZIP 27616.
- Item price before tax
- $100
- Sales tax collected
- $7.25
How the 7.25% breaks down
Every jurisdiction that takes a share of this rate.
| Jurisdiction | Level | Rate | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina state | state | 4.75% | 66% |
| Wake County | county | 2% | 28% |
| Wake transit tax | special district | 0.5% | 7% |
| Combined rate | 7.25% |
Tax table for 27616
Common purchase amounts at this rate.
| Purchase | Sales tax | Total |
|---|---|---|
| $10 | $0.73 | $10.73 |
| $25 | $1.81 | $26.81 |
| $50 | $3.63 | $53.63 |
| $100 | $7.25 | $107.25 |
| $500 | $36.25 | $536.25 |
| $1,000 | $72.50 | $1072.50 |
| $5,000 | $362.50 | $5362.50 |
| $25,000 | $1812.50 | $26812.50 |
About ZIP 27616
ZIP boundaries are postal routes, not tax boundaries.
Wake County matched Mecklenburg's transit half-cent in 2017, so Raleigh and Charlotte now charge the same combined rate. For destination-based sourcing, North Carolina sellers should confirm the rate by full street address rather than ZIP alone — a single ZIP can cross a city limit or a transit-district boundary, and the rate follows the boundary, not the mail route.
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