27342 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 27342 covers Sedalia, North Carolina, with a median household income of $113,750.
- Median age
- 40.21.5 points above the US average
- Median household income
- $113,7501.6× the North Carolina median
- Poverty rate
- 0%12.4 points below the US average
- Median home value
- $182,10030% below the North Carolina median
- Degree or higher
- 56.4%21.4 points above the US average
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Where 27342 is
Sedalia, 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 age | 40.2 |
|---|---|
| Born outside the US | 0% |
| Speaks a language other than English at home | 0% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 100% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0% |
| Veterans | 0% |
Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median household income | $113,750 |
|---|---|
| Income per person | $31,107 |
| Poverty rate | 0% |
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median home value | $182,100 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1965 |
Work, commuting and education
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Unemployment rate | 26.5% |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 56.4% |
| High school diploma or higher | 100% |
| Works from home | 8.3% |
| Drives to work alone | 91.7% |
| Takes public transport | 0% |
| Commutes 45 minutes or more | 0% |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 38.6% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Very Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers |
| Expected annual loss | 40.1 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 42.9 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.
| Drought | 88Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Ice storm | 75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 72.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 70.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 63.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 56.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 50.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 42.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 38.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 32.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 29.7Relatively 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 ZIP | North Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $113,750 | $69,904 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | $31,107 | $39,616 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | 0% | 13.2% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | $182,100 | $259,400 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,162 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 66.4% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 56.4% | 34.7% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | 26.5% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | 8.3% | 14.5% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | 0% | 8.7% | 13.9% |
| Median age | 40.2 | 39.1 | 38.7 |
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 station | BURLINGTON ALAMANCE AP, NC US13.3 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 43 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 51.9°F / 30°F3.07 in rain |
|---|---|
| February | 55.8°F / 32.6°F2.81 in rain |
| March | 63.6°F / 39.3°F3.88 in rain |
| April | 73.6°F / 47.9°F3.83 in rain |
| May | 80.4°F / 57°F3.37 in rain |
| June | 87.5°F / 65.2°F4.28 in rain |
| July | 90.8°F / 69.5°F4.65 in rain |
| August | 88.9°F / 68.1°F3.53 in rain |
| September | 82.8°F / 61.5°F4.4 in rain |
| October | 73.4°F / 48.7°F3.09 in rain |
| November | 63.1°F / 38.1°F3.27 in rain |
| December | 54.7°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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None 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%.
| Guilford County Schools | 100% 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 vulnerability | 50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 6.2 out of 20Below average |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 27377 Whitsett, NC | 5.2 km away |
|---|---|
| 27301 Mc Leansville, NC | 6.2 km away |
| 27249 Gibsonville, NC | 6.7 km away |
| 27244 Elon, NC | 10.7 km away |
| 27215 Burlington, NC | 12.8 km away |
| 27216 Burlington, NC | 13 km away |
| 27201 Alamance, NC | 13.1 km away |
| 27401 Greensboro, NC | 13.3 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 County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.22 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 36.0756, -79.6206 |
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.