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27864 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 27864 covers Pinetops, North Carolina, with a population of about 4,283 and a median household income of $54,764.

Population
4,283105 per square mile
Median age
45.77 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,76422% below the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
15.7%3.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$148,239up 32.6% in five years
Median rent
$85726% below the North Carolina median
Degree or higher
15.4%19.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
61%4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
68

Where 27864 is

Pinetops, 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

Population4,283
Median age45.7
Family households71.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.4%
White (non-Hispanic)57.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)34.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.6%
Veterans6.9%
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$54,764
Income per person$29,664
Poverty rate15.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k5.5%
$15–20k7.4%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k6.5%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k5.8%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more3.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,850
Mean adjusted gross income$51,652
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.6%
Returns, under $25k36.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.7%
Returns, $200k or more1.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$119,300
Median gross rent$857
Rent as a share of household income24.1%
Owner-occupied61%
Vacant homes15.7%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house53.2%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units2.4%
5 to 19 units3.2%
Mobile home40.8%
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$148,239as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 84.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$155,691$52,180

$53,293 in 2002 to $148,239 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%
High school diploma or higher79.8%
Works from home8.5%
Drives to work alone84.5%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8%
Health

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

Obesity41.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39% 8.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.8% 3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.8% 0.6 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)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.8% 3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.4% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost24.1% 11.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments68
People employed742
Annual payroll$44,584,000
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 63% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52.6 out of 100
Community resilience32.6 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.

Strong wind97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane87.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire72Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning57.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide49Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36.2Relatively 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$54,764$69,904$78,538
Income per person$29,664$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate15.7%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$119,300$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$857$1,162$1,348
Homeownership61%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate9.4%4.8%5.2%
Works from home8.5%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%8.7%13.9%
Median age45.739.138.7
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 stationROCKY MT 8 ESE, NC US12.3 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year3 in

Average high and low by month

January50.3°F / 30.6°F3.22 in rain, 1.9 in snow
February53.6°F / 31.7°F3 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March60.9°F / 38.1°F3.85 in rain, 0.2 in snow
April71.2°F / 47.3°F3.54 in rain
May78°F / 57°F3.63 in rain
June85.3°F / 65.4°F4.81 in rain
July88.4°F / 69.3°F5.1 in rain
August85.3°F / 67.4°F5.28 in rain
September81.3°F / 62.2°F6.15 in rain
October72.2°F / 49.7°F3.55 in rain
November64.7°F / 38.8°F3.2 in rain
December55°F / 33.7°F3.23 in rain, 0.4 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 supermarket19% 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%.

Edgecombe 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Household characteristics72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

27852 Macclesfield, NC5.1 km away
27829 Fountain, NC12.7 km away
27886 Tarboro, NC14.9 km away
27827 Falkland, NC15.2 km away
27819 Conetoe, NC17 km away
27815 Rocky Mount, NC18.6 km away
27873 Saratoga, NC19.5 km away
27822 Elm City, NC19.8 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.

Edgecombe County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.71 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density105 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude35.7885, -77.6378

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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