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27201 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 27201 covers Alamance, North Carolina.

Median age
53.514.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate
23%10.6 points above the US average
Median home value
$159,20039% below the North Carolina median
Degree or higher
22.7%12.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.5%9.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 27201 is

Alamance, 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

Median age53.5
Family households74.5%
Born outside the US10.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)97%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans2.1%
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

Income per person$25,424
Poverty rate23%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k12.7%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k12.7%
$35–40k20.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k12.7%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k27.3%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k3.6%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$159,200
Owner-occupied74.5%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%
High school diploma or higher97.9%
Works from home20.5%
Drives to work alone53.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity32.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 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 screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.7% 10.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.3% 8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.7% 6.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed99
Annual payroll$4,109,000
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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 55.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss60.3 out of 100
Community resilience39.8 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.

Drought88Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane73.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind56.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave37.5Relatively 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$69,904$78,538
Income per person$25,424$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate23%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$159,200$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership74.5%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home20.5%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US10.4%8.7%13.9%
Median age53.539.138.7
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 stationBURLINGTON ALAMANCE AP, NC US1.8 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January51.9°F / 30°F3.07 in rain
February55.8°F / 32.6°F2.81 in rain
March63.6°F / 39.3°F3.88 in rain
April73.6°F / 47.9°F3.83 in rain
May80.4°F / 57°F3.37 in rain
June87.5°F / 65.2°F4.28 in rain
July90.8°F / 69.5°F4.65 in rain
August88.9°F / 68.1°F3.53 in rain
September82.8°F / 61.5°F4.4 in rain
October73.4°F / 48.7°F3.09 in rain
November63.1°F / 38.1°F3.27 in rain
December54.7°F / 32.8°F3.12 in rain
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Alamance-Burlington Schools100% 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

27215 Burlington, NC0.3 km away
27216 Burlington, NC1.8 km away
27244 Elon, NC8.1 km away
27253 Graham, NC9.4 km away
27377 Whitsett, NC10 km away
27359 Swepsonville, NC11.6 km away
27249 Gibsonville, NC12.2 km away
27217 Burlington, NC12.7 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.

Alamance County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.22 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.0318, -79.4856

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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