Sanford, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sanford, NC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 68,183. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SANFORD-NC · Sanford, NC 2 ZIPs · 68,183 pop · #13306/25278 · Lee County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · GAP-SOLO · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $69,874
  • RANK-MID #13306/25278
  • GAP-SOLO Solo county
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-SMALL 68,183
  • SPREAD-MOD 27330→27332
  • HOME-MID $249,300

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.

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sanford, NC sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
68,183
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,874
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,874 and poverty 14.4% concentrate in 27330.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sanford as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Grimesland is the closest lower-income city and Seven Springs the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sanford.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Sanford differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Sanford: $61,300 in ZIP 27330 to $78,447 in 27332. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

27330 to 27332

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

27330 to 27332

Poverty-rate spread
7 points

27332 to 27330

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 27330 skews compact Sanford

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 27330 covers about 56% of Sanford's 68,183 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Sanford

Citywide ZBP: 1,502 establishments, 25,627 employees , annual payroll $1,370,640k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27330 (1,029 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (255) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Sanford, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Lee County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Sanford. See the Lee County roll-up →

Side-by-side: Compare 27330 vs 27332 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27330 37,947 $61,300 1,029 71
27332 30,236 $78,447 473 111

Sanford 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 Sanford, .