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Zebulon, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Zebulon, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 22,181. 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 ZEBULON-NC · Zebulon, NC 1 ZIPs · 22,181 pop · #7816/25278 · Wake County

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

  • INC-HIGH $84,625
  • RANK-UPPER #7816/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wendell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 22,181
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $312,500

Nearest income peer: Wendell, NC (+ $599 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 Zebulon

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Zebulon 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, Zebulon, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
22,181
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,625
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 27597 (22,181 residents). Household income $84,625 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Zebulon as a pure owner town.

Within North Carolina, Etowah is the closest lower-income city and Wendell the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Zebulon.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27597, is all of Zebulon

There is no split to weigh here: 27597 holds every one of Zebulon's 22,181 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Zebulon's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 516 establishments, 5,823 employees , annual payroll $333,804k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27597 (516 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (139) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Zebulon, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Wake County, which covers 32 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Zebulon. See the Wake County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Wake County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Zebulon, Raleigh, Cary and Apex among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Apex marks the far end of that range at $141,831, 68% above Zebulon.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27597 22,181 $84,625 516 70
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Zebulon 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 Zebulon, .