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Dare County · North Carolina

ZIP code 27982

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 27982 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
138

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
4.75%

North Carolina state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 27982 sits in Dare County, North Carolina and is home to 138 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . 100% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 4.75% (North Carolina state rate).

County
Dare County

FIPS 37055

State
North Carolina (NC)

853 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 27982

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

Population
138ZIP 27982 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
63.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
100%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 27982

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
4.75%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$5Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$48Before any exemptions

North Carolina levies 4.75% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

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

Rent burden
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
0%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 27982 compares

ZIP 27982 against the median ZIP in Dare County and across North Carolina.

MeasureZIP 27982County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$65,730$62,646
Median home value$379,800$203,100
Median gross rent$1,295$941
Population1388355,300-97%

Medians are computed across the 14 ZIP areas in Dare County and the 853 ZIP areas in North Carolina.

Statewide rank

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

Income

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 7% of 853 state ZIPs

#791

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Dare County.

ZIP 27982 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 27982?
ZIP 27982 lies mostly in Dare 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 27982?
North Carolina charges 4.75% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 27982 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth 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 27982, 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.