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Raleigh, NC ZIP Codes

44 ZIP codes use the postal name Raleigh, North Carolina (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 17 residential and 27 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $67,932 in 27610 to $128,834 in 27614, 1.9 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Raleigh's most populous ZIP code is 27610, with 81,419 people (ACS 2020-2024); 49% of its land is in the city of Raleigh.

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  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Raleigh's ZIP codes?

27601: $71k median household income27603: $91k median household income27604: $70k median household income27605: $71k median household income27606: $78k median household income27607: $97k median household income27608: $162k median household income27609: $83k median household income27610: $68k median household income27612: $96k median household income27613: $124k median household income27614: $129k median household income27615: $113k median household income27616: $84k median household income27617: $110k median household income27695: – median household income27697: – median household income2760327610276142760627607276132760427616276152761227617276092760827601: $71k median household income27603: $91k median household income27604: $70k median household income27605: $71k median household income27606: $78k median household income27607: $97k median household income27608: $162k median household income27609: $83k median household income27610: $68k median household income27612: $96k median household income27613: $124k median household income27614: $129k median household income27615: $113k median household income27616: $84k median household income27617: $110k median household income27695: – median household income27697: – median household income27603276102761427606276072761327604276162761527617276092760827601: $71k median household income27603: $91k median household income27604: $70k median household income27605: $71k median household income27606: $78k median household income27607: $97k median household income27608: $162k median household income27609: $83k median household income27610: $68k median household income27612: $96k median household income27613: $124k median household income27614: $129k median household income27615: $113k median household income27616: $84k median household income27617: $110k median household income27695: – median household income27697: – median household income2760327610276142760627607276132760427616276152761727609
The 17 residential ZIP codes named Raleigh, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Raleigh's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 27614 ($128,834), the lowest in 27610 ($67,932). Home values run from $293,000 in 27610 to $977,400 in 27608.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 17 residential ZIP codes of Raleigh

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Raleigh, NC, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
27610 Wake County 81,419 1,803 $68k $293k
27616 Wake County 63,520 2,821 $84k $349k
27603 Wake County 53,972 1,050 $91k $383k
27615 Wake County 46,019 2,435 $113k $479k
27606 Wake County 45,444 1,858 $78k $458k
27613 Wake County 45,235 1,774 $124k $521k
27604 Wake County 44,514 2,327 $70k $349k
27612 Wake County 41,952 2,526 $96k $529k
27609 Wake County 35,573 3,251 $83k $471k
27614 Wake County 34,226 1,234 $129k $577k
27607 Wake County 28,438 1,637 $97k $708k
27617 Wake County 20,237 2,446 $110k $490k
27608 Wake County 12,604 3,653 $162k $977k
27601 Wake County 9,905 5,448 $71k $580k
27605 Wake County 6,286 6,139 $71k $540k
27695 Wake County 1,993 7,877 – –
27697 Wake County no residents 0 – –

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Raleigh

27 ZIP codes named Raleigh have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Raleigh, NC: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
27602Wake County
27611Wake County
27619Wake County
27620Wake County
27621Wake County
27622Wake County
27623Wake County
27624Wake County
27625Wake County
27626Wake County
27627Wake County
27628Wake County
27629Wake County
27634Wake County
27635Wake County
27636Wake County
27640Wake County
27650Wake County
27656Wake County
27658Wake County
27661Wake County
27668Wake County
27675Wake County
27676Wake County
27690Wake County
27698Wake County
27699Wake County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Raleigh's ZIP codes reach?

Raleigh's residential ZIP codes lie in 3 counties: Wake County (17 ZIP codes mainly there), Johnston County (part of a ZIP code), Durham County (part of a ZIP code).

Which places do Raleigh's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Raleigh's residential ZIP codes cover Raleigh itself and 2 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Raleigh's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Raleigh starts with 276.

Three-digit prefixes of Raleigh's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Raleigh's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
276 Raleigh, NC (SCF 275) 44 44

All 44 ZIP codes that start with 276 are Raleigh's: 17 residential codes and 27 PO Box or unique codes, sorted at Raleigh, NC (SCF 275).

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.