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27541 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 27541 covers Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, with a population of about 3,862 and a median household income of $74,561.

Population
3,86256 per square mile
Median age
478.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,5611.1× the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
12.3%about the US average
Typical home value
$350,752up 31.5% in five years
Degree or higher
31.1%3.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.2%18.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
53

Where 27541 is

Hurdle Mills, 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

Population3,862
Median age47
Family households66.6%
Born outside the US6.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.9%
White (non-Hispanic)74.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Hispanic or Latino7.5%
Veterans7.2%
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$74,561
Income per person$41,557
Poverty rate12.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k0.1%
$25–30k7.1%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k9.2%
$60–75k12.9%
$75–100k12.1%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k6.2%
$200k or more12.1%

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$80,567
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.7%
Returns, under $25k23.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.7%
Returns, $200k or more6.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$237,900
Rent as a share of household income27.2%
Owner-occupied83.2%
Vacant homes13.2%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house87.3%
Mobile home12.7%
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$350,752as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 102.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$350,752$137,707

$137,889 in 2000 to $350,752 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%
High school diploma or higher87.6%
Works from home11.9%
Drives to work alone82.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.6%
Health

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

Obesity33.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.6% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.3% 5.2 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)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% 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 year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.2% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.1% 4.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments53
People employed237
Annual payroll$8,409,000
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 56.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss48.8 out of 100
Community resilience48.3 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.

Drought95.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.1Relatively 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$74,561$69,904$78,538
Income per person$41,557$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate12.3%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$237,900$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership83.2%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate1.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home11.9%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US6.6%8.7%13.9%
Median age4739.138.7
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 stationROXBORO 7 ESE, NC US20.5 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January51.2°F / 26.4°F4.02 in rain, 1.7 in snow
February55.1°F / 27.5°F2.94 in rain, 0.7 in snow
March62.7°F / 34.3°F4.29 in rain, 0.3 in snow
April72.9°F / 43°F4.03 in rain
May79°F / 52.9°F3.72 in rain
June85.9°F / 61.6°F4.43 in rain
July89.3°F / 66.3°F3.8 in rain
August87.9°F / 64.1°F3.81 in rain
September82.2°F / 57.3°F5.16 in rain
October73°F / 44.5°F3.63 in rain
November63°F / 33.8°F3.49 in rain
December54.6°F / 28.6°F3.97 in rain, 0.7 in snow
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 supermarket34% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Person County Schools68.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Orange County Schools31.5% 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 characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% 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.

27231 Cedar Grove, NC9.3 km away
27314 Prospect Hill, NC12.8 km away
27583 Timberlake, NC13.9 km away
27572 Rougemont, NC16.3 km away
27574 Roxboro, NC18 km away
27278 Hillsborough, NC19.6 km away
27573 Roxboro, NC19.7 km away
27243 Efland, NC20.2 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.

Person County68.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Orange County31.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Caswell County0.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area69.4 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density56 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.2518, -79.0827

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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