State profile · NC
North Carolina ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in North Carolina, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 808
- ZIP codes
- 9,535,477
- Population
- $69,165
- Avg ZIP income
- 100
- Counties
The verdict
North Carolina holds the 13th-most ZIP codes in the country, with an average ZIP household income 4% below the national ZIP median — 40th of 52 states & territories.
- #13
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #40
- of 52 by avg income
- 9,535,477
- people across all ZIPs
- 100
- counties covered
Ranks compare this state against all reporting states using ZIP-level Census ACS 5-Year aggregates.
North Carolina (NC) contains 808 ZIP codes spread across 100 counties and 686 distinct cities. Together those ZIP areas cover a total population of 9,535,477 based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. ZIP-level granularity matters here: North Carolina stretches across very different economic zones, and a single state-wide average hides the 10x spread you will see between its highest-income and lowest-income ZIP codes in the table below.
The economic baseline across North Carolina ZIPs shows an average median household income of $69,165 and an average home value of $259,491, with a state-wide average median age of 43.3. These averages are computed over every ZIP in NC with reported data, not weighted by population, so small rural ZIPs count the same as metropolitan ones. Use them as a reference line, then drill into the ZIP tables to see where affluent suburbs, rural counties, and urban cores deviate from the state mean.
The largest urban concentrations in North Carolina by population are Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston Salem, and each city aggregates multiple ZIP codes worth of Census data on its own city page. Every record in this view comes from publicly available federal datasets, primarily the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey and USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Area files, with no proprietary scoring, estimation, or editorial adjustment. Click any county to drill down to its ZIP-level detail, or jump directly to a ZIP code to see household income, housing cost, demographic breakdown, nearby ZIPs, and FHFA home-price history for that specific five-digit area.
Largest cities in North Carolina
Top 10 cities by population in North Carolina
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
790,689 residents
- Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
489,514 residents
- Greensboro 305,168
Greensboro, NC
305,168 residents
- Durham 256,789
Durham, NC
256,789 residents
- Winston Salem 250,944
Winston Salem, NC
250,944 residents
- Fayetteville 238,602
Fayetteville, NC
238,602 residents
- Wilmington 186,140
Wilmington, NC
186,140 residents
- Cary 131,592
Cary, NC
131,592 residents
- Asheville 120,389
Asheville, NC
120,389 residents
- High Point 116,061
High Point, NC
116,061 residents
What this shows Population concentrates heavily in the state's largest metros, while most of its 686 cities are far smaller, a pattern the ZIP-level tables below make concrete.
Counties in North Carolina
Which cities have the most ZIPs in North Carolina?
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ZIP Codes in North Carolina
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Official Data Resources
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.