Ararat, NC · standard
ZIP Code 27007
Surry County, North Carolina - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,162
- 39/sq mi
- $77,163
- Median income
- $216,200
- Median home value
- 26.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Ararat pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 42%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 48th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 39
- people per sq mi
- 78%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 27007 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 27007 covers 55.0 square miles in Ararat, Surry County, North Carolina (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,162 residents on file, a density of 39 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 27007 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $77,163 (12% above the North Carolina average), while per-capita income is $34,160. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. Median home value sits at $216,200 (17% below the state average), median rent at $798 a month, and owner-occupancy at 78.4%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 34, and the average commute is 28 minutes. A geography-based comparison follows: 4 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 27007, plus 6 more within Surry County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 27007, Ararat, NC · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
2,162
Population
55.0
Area (sq mi)
39
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 27007?
34.0
Median Age
40.7%
Male
59.3%
Female
4.3%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$77,163
Median Household Income
+12% vs state
$34,160
Per Capita Income
2.4%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
27.6 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 27007 ranks nationally
Ararat, NC household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$77,163 Top 42% higher than 58% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
958
Total Housing Units
853
Occupied Units
105
Vacant Units
2.46
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$216,200
Median Home Value
-17% vs state
$798
Median Rent
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 20 business establishments in ZIP 27007, employing approximately 59 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,974,000.
20
Businesses
59
Employees
$2.0M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 5 | 25.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 27007 vs 27047 →
ZIP 27007 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 27030
Mount Airy (27030)
38,374 residents
- 27041 7,554
Pilot Mountain (27041)
7,554 residents
- 27043 6,615
Pinnacle (27043)
6,615 residents
- 27007 2,162
Ararat (27007)
2,162 residents
- 27047 1,191
Siloam (27047)
1,191 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 27007 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 27007 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 27041
Pilot Mountain (27041)
$78,700 median income
- 27007
Ararat (27007)
$77,163 median income
- 27043
Pinnacle (27043)
$74,783 median income
- 27047
Siloam (27047)
$71,146 median income
- 27030
Mount Airy (27030)
$46,377 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 27007 ranks #2 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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