| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:14 PM |
| Population: | 17,321 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37015 |
| Land Area: | 713 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 29 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.1364, -77.0320 |
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17,321 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 713 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 21,326 to 17,321 from 2014 to 2024 — a -18.8% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 27924 (Colerain, $72,469 median) and poorest ZIP 27957 (Merry Hill, $36,875) are 8.7 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $53,700 in 27849 (Lewiston Woodville) to $140,100 in 27957 (Merry Hill).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 14 people/sq mi in 27849 (Lewiston Woodville) to 76 in 27872 (Roxobel).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.6% bachelor's+ in 27967 (Powellsville) to 35.0% in 27957 (Merry Hill) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #82 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #85 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,916 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,445 of 13,210 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Bertie County lost 18.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27983 | Windsor | Standard | 8,007 | $44,441 | 310.3 | -25.3% |
| 27924 | Colerain | Standard | 2,708 | $72,469 | 103.1 | 16.7% |
| 27805 | Aulander | Standard | 2,517 | $52,679 | 112.2 | -29.8% |
| 27849 | Lewiston Woodville | Standard | 1,089 | $46,594 | 75.4 | -30.2% |
| 27847 | Kelford | Standard | 1,044 | $62,205 | 43.5 | 36.6% |
| 27957 | Merry Hill | Standard | 1,012 | $36,875 | 64.4 | -42.1% |
| 27967 | Powellsville | PO Box | 618 | — | 0.0 | 152.2% |
| 27872 | Roxobel | Standard | 326 | $39,167 | 4.3 | -14.0% |