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Guilford County · North Carolina

ZIP code 27455

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 27455 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
29,392

ZCTA residents

Median income
$93,841

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$324,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 27455 sits in Guilford County, North Carolina and is home to 29,392 people. Median household income is $93,841, the median home is worth $324,200 and median gross rent is $1,231. 71.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% combined.

County
Guilford County

FIPS 37081

State
North Carolina (NC)

853 ZIPs covered

Area codes
336, 743

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Greensboro

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 27455

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
29,392ZIP 27455 residents
Median household income
$93,841Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$324,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,231Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
71.5%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 27455

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7%Greensboro jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$70Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Greensboro rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
16%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.5×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,682/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
5.9%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 27455 compares

ZIP 27455 against the median ZIP in Guilford County and across North Carolina.

MeasureZIP 27455County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$93,841$78,482$62,646+50%
Median home value$324,200$220,100$203,100+60%
Median gross rent$1,231$1,123$941+31%
Population29,39215,1065,300+455%

Medians are computed across the 26 ZIP areas in Guilford County and the 853 ZIP areas in North Carolina.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 853 North Carolina ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 89% of 766 state ZIPs

#84
Home value

above 80% of 763 state ZIPs

#152
Population

larger than 86% of 853 state ZIPs

#123

Comparable ZIP codes

North Carolina ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
27012Forsyth County$94,082$314,500$1,147
27956Currituck County$93,594$347,200
27827Pitt County$93,542$45,800
27947Currituck County$94,145$305,100
28210Mecklenburg County$94,145$486,000$1,444
27514Orange County$94,167$628,700$1,491

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Guilford County.

ZIP 27455 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 27455?
ZIP 27455 lies mostly in Guilford County, North Carolina. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 27455?
Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Greensboro jurisdiction stack.
Is 27455 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,231 a month, about 16% of median household income, and the median home is worth $324,200+60% against the typical North Carolina ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 27455, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.