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27501 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 27501 covers Angier, North Carolina, with a population of about 23,237 and a median household income of $71,217.

Population
23,237370 per square mile
Median age
39.30.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,217about the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$332,596up 24.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,00813% below the North Carolina median
Degree or higher
23.5%11.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.1%12.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
369

Where 27501 is

Angier, 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

Population23,237
Median age39.3
Family households68.4%
Born outside the US11.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.9%
White (non-Hispanic)64.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)10%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino19.9%
Veterans7.4%
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$71,217
Income per person$34,143
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k5.4%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k10.7%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k13.5%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k8.0%
$200k or more7.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,370
Mean adjusted gross income$70,095
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.1%
Returns, under $25k27.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$251,100
Median gross rent$1,008
Rent as a share of household income24%
Owner-occupied77.1%
Vacant homes5.5%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house78.1%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units3.6%
5 to 19 units2.2%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home14.1%
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$332,596as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.4%
Typical asking rent$1,902as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$340,484$132,423

$132,423 in 2002 to $332,596 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%
High school diploma or higher82.3%
Works from home9.7%
Drives to work alone77.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more42.3%
Health

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

Obesity36% 2.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37% 2.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.4% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.4% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.5% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.4% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.7% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.3% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments369
People employed2,551
Annual payroll$96,140,000
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 28.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss27.5 out of 100
Community resilience26.8 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.

Drought89.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado68.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning62.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding29.8Relatively Moderate 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$71,217$69,904$78,538
Income per person$34,143$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$251,100$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,008$1,162$1,348
Homeownership77.1%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.7%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US11.1%8.7%13.9%
Median age39.339.138.7
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 stationLILLINGTON, NC US12.6 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January52.6°F / 29.3°F3.11 in rain
February55.3°F / 31.2°F2.77 in rain
March64°F / 38.4°F3.24 in rain
April73.3°F / 46°F3.65 in rain
May80.2°F / 56.6°F3.99 in rain
June86.8°F / 64.5°F4.73 in rain
July90.3°F / 69.4°F6.59 in rain
August88.3°F / 67.9°F4.41 in rain
September83.2°F / 61.7°F4.63 in rain
October74°F / 48.8°F3.21 in rain
November63.5°F / 37°F2.85 in rain
December55°F / 32°F3.46 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 supermarket8% 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.

Harnett County Schools61.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Johnston County Schools37.4% 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 vulnerability60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

27592 Willow Spring, NC8 km away
27506 Buies Creek, NC8.6 km away
27543 Kipling, NC8.8 km away
27521 Coats, NC10.7 km away
27526 Fuquay Varina, NC11.7 km away
28339 Erwin, NC18.2 km away
27540 Holly Springs, NC18.7 km away
27504 Benson, NC19.1 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.

Harnett County61.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Johnston County37.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Wake County0.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area62.85 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq mi
Population density370 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.4897, -78.7249

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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