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27974 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 27974 covers Shiloh, North Carolina, with a population of about 906 and a median household income of $78,396.

Population
90620 per square mile
Median age
55.616.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,3961.1× the North Carolina median
Poverty rate
1%11.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$339,418up 39.2% in five years
Degree or higher
11.4%23.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
95.8%30.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 27974 is

Shiloh, 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

Population906
Median age55.6
Family households56.2%
Born outside the US2.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)60.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)21.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Hispanic or Latino0.1%
Veterans21.5%
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$78,396
Income per person$34,449
Poverty rate1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k14.6%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k10.2%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k0.2%
$45–50k9.3%
$50–60k2.7%
$60–75k2.7%
$75–100k23.0%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k12.6%
$150–200k6.9%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed580
Mean adjusted gross income$64,028
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$167,700
Owner-occupied95.8%
Vacant homes6.8%
Median year built2001

What the homes are

Detached house86.2%
Mobile home13.8%
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$339,418as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 108.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$339,418$147,585

$160,475 in 2009 to $339,418 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home13.9%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport1.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.4%
Health

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

Obesity34.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.1% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.3% 3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.9% 4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.6% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed42
Annual payroll$1,932,000
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 49.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss44.8 out of 100
Community resilience60.3 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.

Winter weather96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding95.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire80.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm42.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide29.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.4Very 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$78,396$69,904$78,538
Income per person$34,449$39,616$43,289
Poverty rate1%13.2%12.4%
Median home value$167,700$259,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership95.8%66.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%34.7%35%
Unemployment rate8.6%4.8%5.2%
Works from home13.9%14.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2.6%8.7%13.9%
Median age55.639.138.7
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 stationELIZABETH CITY CGAS, NC US11.8 km away
Rain in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January52.3°F / 33.1°F3.3 in rain
February55°F / 35°F2.87 in rain
March61.3°F / 40.5°F3.59 in rain
April70.8°F / 49.4°F3.16 in rain
May78°F / 58.4°F3.68 in rain
June85.4°F / 67.1°F4.71 in rain
July88.2°F / 71°F5.65 in rain
August86.8°F / 70°F5.32 in rain
September81.8°F / 64.9°F4.52 in rain
October73.4°F / 52.8°F3.63 in rain
November63.1°F / 42.4°F2.97 in rain
December55.6°F / 36.5°F3.11 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Camden 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% 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.

27965 Poplar Branch, NC12.1 km away
27921 Camden, NC12.1 km away
27917 Barco, NC12.5 km away
27916 Aydlett, NC13.6 km away
27973 Shawboro, NC14.1 km away
27939 Grandy, NC15.2 km away
27906 Elizabeth City, NC15.5 km away
27956 Maple, NC16 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.

Camden County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area45.35 sq mi
Water area19 sq mi
Population density20 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.2584, -76.0432

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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