| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 919 / 984 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:57 PM |
| Population: | 50,620 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 37077 |
| Land Area: | 510 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 36.2888, -78.6529 |
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50,620 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 510 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 49,913 to 50,620 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.4% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 27507 (Bullock, $120,849 median) and poorest ZIP 27582 (Stovall, $54,375) are 3.7 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $162,500 in 27582 (Stovall) to $270,700 in 27522 (Creedmoor).
Density varies 14× across the county — from 30 people/sq mi in 27507 (Bullock) to 422 in 27509 (Butner).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.3% bachelor's+ in 27507 (Bullock) to 31.0% in 27522 (Creedmoor) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within North Carolina, this is the #50 most populous of 100 counties and ranks #25 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,864 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,927 of 36,257 reporting).
5 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27565 | Oxford | Standard | 23,826 | $56,432 | 322.6 | -10.3% |
| 27522 | Creedmoor | Standard | 13,083 | $77,094 | 77.8 | 9.7% |
| 27509 | Butner | Standard | 7,766 | $73,136 | 18.4 | 47.8% |
| 27581 | Stem | Standard | 3,880 | $59,492 | 29.8 | -15.9% |
| 27507 | Bullock | Standard | 1,811 | $120,849 | 60.7 | 26.7% |
| 27582 | Stovall | PO Box | 254 | $54,375 | 1.1 | 85.4% |