| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 252 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:56 PM |
| Population: | 14,392 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37041 |
| Land Area: | 198 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.1816, -76.6251 |
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14,392 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 198 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,448 to 14,392 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.4% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 27980 (Tyner, $66,111 median) and poorest ZIP 27932 (Edenton, $53,490) are 8.1 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $233,400 in 27932 (Edenton) to $259,300 in 27980 (Tyner).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 31 people/sq mi in 27980 (Tyner) to 88 in 27932 (Edenton).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.1% bachelor's+ in 27980 (Tyner) to 25.5% in 27932 (Edenton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #88 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #59 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,934 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,618 of 10,672 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.