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North Carolina ZIP codes

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North Carolina contains 853 ZIP code tabulation areas. The statewide sales tax base rate is 4.75%, and local ZIPs may add county, city and district rates on top.

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Top 100 ZIP codes by population

Largest by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

ZIPCountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
27587Wake County81,902$125,607$452,400$1,415
28269Mecklenburg County80,396$81,063$300,300$1,607
27610Wake County80,173$66,245$260,300$1,319
28027Cabarrus County79,429$89,101$341,900$1,433
28277Mecklenburg County72,375$122,223$507,600$1,814
28078Mecklenburg County69,907$120,503$441,700$1,722
27519Wake County67,976$159,414$614,100$1,854
28215Mecklenburg County65,789$66,065$273,800$1,349
27406Guilford County63,661$56,748$191,800$1,103
28173Union County63,503$146,196$558,500$1,700
27703Durham County62,994$86,953$340,500$1,469
27616Wake County61,161$81,534$314,800$1,514
28227Mecklenburg County60,162$75,322$313,900$1,412
27526Harnett County59,306$105,055$372,300$1,591
27713Durham County58,409$96,900$380,500$1,460
28025Cabarrus County57,510$79,271$264,100$1,223
27284Forsyth County57,119$80,739$259,500$1,086
27858Pitt County56,258$60,915$233,200$1,042
28655Burke County56,201$53,464$170,400$827
28314Cumberland County56,200$60,036$172,000$1,197
28110Union County55,807$81,221$302,600$1,313
27529Wake County55,201$86,426$325,600$1,379
27834Pitt County55,073$48,081$161,700$941
27410Guilford County54,317$84,225$308,200$1,307
28216Mecklenburg County54,052$64,977$246,100$1,464
27603Wake County53,835$87,939$347,000$1,496
28601Catawba County52,839$67,839$236,100$951
27407Guilford County52,583$59,308$203,800$1,113
27405Guilford County52,525$46,498$150,600$1,002
27107Davidson County51,305$59,897$201,700$889
28205Mecklenburg County51,297$72,479$410,800$1,376
27707Durham County50,865$72,432$371,500$1,364
28540Onslow County50,808$61,462$201,700$1,014
27265Guilford County50,123$70,929$239,400$1,123
27106Forsyth County49,296$66,091$286,000$1,090
28273Mecklenburg County49,141$84,739$304,900$1,671
27520Johnston County48,662$84,545$282,200$1,430
27360Davidson County48,520$60,898$174,500$853
27705Durham County48,412$71,153$398,500$1,422
28117Iredell County48,170$109,310$567,200$1,593
28546Onslow County48,122$60,552$212,200$1,174
28210Mecklenburg County47,537$94,145$486,000$1,444
27513Wake County47,444$119,458$468,300$1,491
27502Wake County47,436$137,088$491,900$1,786
27516Orange County46,372$100,788$508,400$1,446
28645Caldwell County46,237$50,529$157,800$726
27540Wake County45,993$125,681$474,700$1,718
27215Alamance County45,967$66,669$241,700$1,112
28105Mecklenburg County45,922$104,242$389,100$1,663
28262Mecklenburg County45,884$66,757$297,300$1,481
27606Wake County45,728$75,640$423,900$1,369
27615Wake County45,722$107,051$441,100$1,533
28213Mecklenburg County45,676$55,612$251,700$1,341
28806Buncombe County45,644$59,925$335,800$1,224
27613Wake County44,357$119,362$478,600$1,478
28451Brunswick County44,262$77,380$315,300$1,465
28306Cumberland County44,098$63,175$218,900$1,115
27604Wake County44,094$72,793$293,100$1,386
28376Hoke County43,980$61,793$208,100$1,091
28115Iredell County42,862$86,724$330,500$1,193
28212Mecklenburg County42,628$51,530$236,300$1,274
28412New Hanover County42,452$67,396$342,600$1,326
28214Mecklenburg County42,197$83,618$258,400$1,570
27330Lee County41,473$60,726$213,000$966
27127Forsyth County41,450$63,822$189,900$1,088
27704Durham County41,346$62,435$270,000$1,306
27105Forsyth County41,257$41,580$151,300$888
27909Pasquotank County40,878$64,039$223,400$1,146
28079Union County40,820$97,602$352,000$1,895
27217Alamance County40,561$50,770$164,900$859
27612Wake County40,475$95,565$481,500$1,544
27292Davidson County40,369$54,468$193,300$831
28403New Hanover County40,292$50,988$337,600$1,293
28092Lincoln County40,224$62,625$220,700$937
28054Gaston County39,493$59,524$220,200$1,150
27560Wake County39,442$117,340$466,900$1,760
28226Mecklenburg County38,985$113,203$560,100$1,477
28208Mecklenburg County38,948$51,339$198,300$1,173
28348Cumberland County38,921$65,213$203,700$1,111
28562Craven County38,838$74,620$246,400$1,131
27893Wilson County38,626$40,180$153,000$894
27320Rockingham County38,610$55,491$170,700$776
27295Davidson County38,521$65,446$191,900$866
28625Iredell County38,213$64,657$216,000$996
28677Iredell County37,628$59,081$207,000$861
27530Wayne County37,442$55,507$176,500$827
28411New Hanover County37,303$94,200$363,600$1,685
28052Gaston County36,896$46,015$173,500$1,058
28304Cumberland County36,634$57,867$154,300$1,218
28278Mecklenburg County36,438$121,366$413,400$1,736
27030Surry County36,350$47,213$153,100$727
28104Union County36,232$129,775$482,200$1,705
27205Randolph County36,212$63,577$191,900$789
28792Henderson County36,071$55,066$249,300$1,131
27527Johnston County35,968$111,011$360,700$1,617
28056Gaston County35,963$90,422$283,800$1,097
28311Cumberland County35,927$60,033$195,700$1,122
27609Wake County35,548$81,538$441,100$1,393
28607Watauga County35,504$44,132$339,200$1,081
28405New Hanover County35,159$67,809$337,000$1,405

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

All 853 ZIP codes

Every ZIP code area in the state, in numeric order.

Reading this North Carolina list

What the North Carolina numbers actually show.

North Carolina is unusually decentralised. No single centre dominates — the ten largest ZIP codes together hold just 7% of the 10,584,400 residents here, and 305 separate entries clear 10,000 people. State-level averages are more representative here than in most states, because there is no outsized core pulling them. Half of these ZIP codes hold more than 5,300 residents, which is a small-town scale: big enough for published estimates, small enough that one employer or one subdivision moves the numbers.

Buying is a little easier here than nationally: North Carolina's median ZIP code shows $203,100 in home value on $62,646 of income, a ratio of 3.2 against 3.9 across the country. Rent stays modest against earnings — $941 a month, roughly 18% of median household income over a year.

The internal range is wide but not exceptional: $94,477 at the ninetieth percentile against $41,912 at the tenth, a 2.25× gap. At the edges, 28207 tops the list at $212,348 and 27584 anchors the bottom at $2,499.

About one row in 10 is incomplete — 87 of 853 ZIP codes have a suppressed estimate, almost all of them at the small end. Five-year estimates average responses over sixty months, so what is published is a stable baseline rather than a reading of this month's market.

Questions people ask

Specific to North Carolina.

How many ZIP codes does North Carolina have? 853 appear in the current federal tabulation. ZIP code tabulation areas are the Census approximation of postal ZIP codes, so the count differs slightly from the number of ZIPs the Postal Service delivers to in North Carolina, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no area at all.

Which North Carolina row should I compare mine against? Pick ZIP codes within roughly the same population band. In a state this spread out, size drives the housing and income figures more than region does.

How current is this? Every figure comes from the American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year release published by the US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates. It reflects the full survey window rather than a single date, and it is the most recent vintage available for ZIP codes this small.

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