PlainZIP

Ararat, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ararat, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,162. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ARARAT-NC · Ararat, NC 1 ZIPs · 2,162 pop · #10283/25278 · Surry County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $77,163
  • RANK-MID #10283/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pilot Mountain
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,162
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $216,200

Nearest income peer: Pilot Mountain, NC (+ $1,537 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Ararat

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ararat on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ararat, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 41%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,162
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,163
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 27007 (2,162 residents). Household income $77,163 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ararat as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Wilmington is the closest lower-income city and Dublin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 6 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ararat.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27007, is all of Ararat

There is no split to weigh here: 27007 holds every one of Ararat's 2,162 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ararat

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 59 employees , annual payroll $1,974k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27007 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (5) .

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ZIP Codes in Ararat, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Surry County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ararat. See the Surry County roll-up →

No other city sharing Surry County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ararat. Mount Airy, Elkin and Dobson sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Thurmond marks the far end of that range at $45,423, 41% below Ararat.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27007 2,162 $77,163 20 39
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Ararat roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ararat, .