Postal Codes

27615 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 27615 covers Raleigh, North Carolina, with a population of about 45,722 and a median household income of $107,051.

Population
45,7222,420 per square mile
Median age
42.43.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$107,0511.5× the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
4.9%7.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$549,542up 28% in five years
Median rent
$1,5331.3× the North Carolina median
Degree or higher
63.7%28.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
73.5%8.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,975

Where 27615 is

Raleigh, 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

Population45,722
Median age42.4
Family households65.5%
Born outside the US10.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.9%
White (non-Hispanic)73.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)13%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Hispanic or Latino7%
Veterans5.8%
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$107,051
Income per person$61,281
Poverty rate4.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k10.4%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k12.9%
$200k or more22.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed22,220
Mean adjusted gross income$141,857
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.6%
Returns, under $25k19.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.0%
Returns, $200k or more17.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$441,100
Median gross rent$1,533
Rent as a share of household income26.8%
Owner-occupied73.5%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house59.3%
Attached house16.1%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units14.6%
20 or more units6.1%
Mobile home0.1%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$549,542as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.2%
Typical asking rent$1,499as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 17.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$553,474$217,992

$217,992 in 2000 to $549,542 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,499$1,278

$1,278 in 2021 to $1,499 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.7%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home28.3%
Drives to work alone66.3%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.3%
Health

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

Obesity27.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.2% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.3% 9.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.1% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72% 7.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.5% 12.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.7% 7.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.6% 9.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29% 5.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80% 4.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.4% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 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 hours28.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,975
People employed25,979
Annual payroll$1,607,977,000
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 35.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss47.3 out of 100
Community resilience80.1 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.

Hail81.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane65.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind17.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought12.2Very 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$107,051$69,904$78,538
Income per person$61,281$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate4.9%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$441,100$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,533$1,162$1,348
Homeownership73.5%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher63.7%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%4.8%5.2%
Works from home28.3%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US10.3%8.7%13.9%
Median age42.439.138.7
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 stationFALLS LAKE, NC US10.3 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January48.9°F / 28.3°F3.49 in rain
February52.7°F / 30.3°F2.94 in rain
March61.5°F / 35.9°F4.19 in rain
April71°F / 45.1°F3.69 in rain
May76.7°F / 54.7°F3.52 in rain
June83.9°F / 63.5°F4.12 in rain
July87.2°F / 68.1°F4.8 in rain
August84.5°F / 66.9°F4.71 in rain
September78.9°F / 60.6°F5.27 in rain
October68.2°F / 47.5°F3.31 in rain
November59.2°F / 36.8°F3.62 in rain
December51.9°F / 31.5°F3.86 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 supermarket65% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% 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%.

Wake County 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability9.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

27619 Raleigh, NC4.2 km away
27609 Raleigh, NC4.6 km away
27612 Raleigh, NC5.7 km away
27613 Raleigh, NC6 km away
27614 Raleigh, NC6.3 km away
27604 Raleigh, NC8.2 km away
27608 Raleigh, NC9 km away
27616 Raleigh, NC9.4 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.

Wake County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.9 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density2,420 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.8887, -78.6393

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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