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Oak Ridge, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oak Ridge, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,710. 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 OAK-RIDGE-NC · Oak Ridge, NC 1 ZIPs · 6,710 pop · #549/25278 · Guilford County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $165,898
  • RANK-TOP #549/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Summerfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,710
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $498,900

Nearest income peer: Summerfield, NC ( $27,181 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 Oak Ridge

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Oak Ridge 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, Oak Ridge, NC sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,710
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$165,898
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $165,898 and home value $498,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 59.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within North Carolina, Scottville is the closest lower-income city and Wrightsville Beach the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Oak Ridge.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27310, is all of Oak Ridge

There is no split to weigh here: 27310 holds every one of Oak Ridge's 6,710 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Oak Ridge's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 202 establishments, 1,653 employees , annual payroll $62,459k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27310 (202 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (37) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Oak Ridge, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Guilford County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oak Ridge. See the Guilford County roll-up →

No other city sharing Guilford County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Oak Ridge. Greensboro, High Point and Jamestown sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. High Point marks the far end of that range at $60,432, 64% below Oak Ridge.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27310 6,710 $165,898 202 161
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Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge, .