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27050 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 27050 covers Tobaccoville, North Carolina, with a population of about 3,701 and a median household income of $85,820.

Population
3,701148 per square mile
Median age
49.110.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$85,8201.2× the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$273,943up 27.3% in five years
Median rent
$85626% below the North Carolina median
Degree or higher
21.7%13.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.3%19.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
50

Where 27050 is

Tobaccoville, North Carolina — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,701
Median age49.1
Family households69.1%
Born outside the US2.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.1%
White (non-Hispanic)86.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino3.5%
Veterans5.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$85,820
Income per person$38,080
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k6.1%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k0.5%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k26.1%
$100–125k13.1%
$125–150k4.3%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more7.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,930
Mean adjusted gross income$73,011
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.7%
Returns, under $25k26.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.6%
Returns, $200k or more4.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$185,800
Median gross rent$856
Owner-occupied84.3%
Vacant homes10.6%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house76%
Attached house2.4%
Mobile home21.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$273,943as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$273,943$117,289

$117,289 in 2000 to $273,943 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%
High school diploma or higher86.3%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone80.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32% 1.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.1% 6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.2% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.9% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments50
People employed1,616
Annual payroll$172,896,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 41.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.3 out of 100
Community resilience46.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought88.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail60.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado48.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with North Carolina and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNorth CarolinaUnited States
Median household income$85,820$69,904$78,538
Income per person$38,080$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$185,800$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$856$1,162$1,348
Homeownership84.3%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home8.7%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2.8%8.7%13.9%
Median age49.139.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationRURAL HALL, NC US7.6 km away

Average high and low by month

January47.5°F / 28.1°F
February51.1°F / 30.1°F
March59.2°F / 36.3°F
April69.3°F / 45.1°F
May76.7°F / 53.9°F
June83.8°F / 62.5°F
July87.2°F / 66.6°F
August85°F / 64.8°F
September79°F / 59.2°F
October68.5°F / 46.7°F
November59°F / 37.1°F
December49.9°F / 31.1°F
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Forsyth County Schools87% of this ZIP code's land area
Stokes County Schools13% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

27010 Bethania, NC7.4 km away
27040 Pfafftown, NC7.5 km away
27021 King, NC7.5 km away
27045 Rural Hall, NC8.8 km away
27094 Rural Hall, NC8.8 km away
27098 Rural Hall, NC8.8 km away
27099 Rural Hall, NC8.8 km away
27043 Pinnacle, NC11.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Forsyth County87% of this ZIP code's land area
Stokes County13% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area25.01 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq mi
Population density148 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.2336, -80.3915

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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