Orange

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North Carolina

Orange is a mid-size county in North Carolina with 7 ZIP codes, 137,010 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Orange, NC sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 11%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
137,010
combined ZIP population
7
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,065
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Orange lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 37135, 7 ZIPs, combined population 137,010). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Upper-income footing across a mid-size ZIP set (7 codes). Sibling delivery areas are close enough that a two-ZIP compare usually separates the county seat from outlying tracts without leaving Orange. Use the density column to spot the urban core before jumping to HUD/FBI county overlays.

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7

Total ZIPs

137,010

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Orange

Side-by-side: Compare 27516 vs 27514 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
27516 Chapel Hill 36,139 150
27514 Chapel Hill 32,110 638
27278 Hillsborough 24,286 93
27517 Chapel Hill 23,346 196
27510 Carrboro 14,644 1,515
27243 Efland 4,337 42
27231 Cedar Grove 2,148 23

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Orange?

Orange has a total population of 137,010 across 7 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Orange?

Orange includes 7 ZIP codes: 27516, 27514, 27278, 27517, 27510, 27243, 27231.

Orange's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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