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27283 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 27283 covers Julian, North Carolina, with a population of about 3,262 and a median household income of $77,140.

Population
3,262127 per square mile
Median age
41.22.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,1401.1× the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
9.2%3.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$285,312up 32.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,159about the North Carolina median
Degree or higher
20.2%14.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.5%23.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
36

Where 27283 is

Julian, 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

Population3,262
Median age41.2
Family households74.2%
Born outside the US7.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.6%
White (non-Hispanic)81.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino16.1%
Veterans6.2%
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$77,140
Income per person$33,162
Poverty rate9.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.9%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k6.5%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k13.7%
$75–100k28.3%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k6.2%
$200k or more7.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,550
Mean adjusted gross income$70,349
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k23.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$199,700
Median gross rent$1,159
Rent as a share of household income17.5%
Owner-occupied88.5%
Vacant homes10.7%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house85.8%
Mobile home14.2%
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$285,312as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$285,312$107,794

$107,794 in 2000 to $285,312 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%
High school diploma or higher92.8%
Works from home6.3%
Drives to work alone81.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.9%
Health

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

Obesity35.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.2% 1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.4% 6.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.4% 4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.6% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11% 2 pts below 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 establishments36
People employed189
Annual payroll$8,561,000
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 40.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.7 out of 100
Community resilience42.6 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.

Drought92.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave52.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind29.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave29Relatively 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$77,140$69,904$78,538
Income per person$33,162$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate9.2%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$199,700$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,159$1,162$1,348
Homeownership88.5%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate0.6%4.8%5.2%
Works from home6.3%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US7.1%8.7%13.9%
Median age41.239.138.7
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 US17.8 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%.

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

Guilford County Schools98.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Randolph County Schools1.5% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

27233 Climax, NC6.1 km away
27377 Whitsett, NC9.5 km away
27298 Liberty, NC10.4 km away
27313 Pleasant Garden, NC10.5 km away
27342 Sedalia, NC13.6 km away
27406 Greensboro, NC14.9 km away
27215 Burlington, NC16 km away
27201 Alamance, NC16.2 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.

Guilford County98.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Randolph County1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area25.77 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density127 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.9543, -79.6386

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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