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ZIP Code 27127: Winston Salem, NC

ZIP code 27127 uses the postal name Winston Salem, North Carolina and lies mostly in Forsyth County (81% of its land) with the rest in Davidson County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 41,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 3rd most populous of Winston Salem's 9 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $61,926 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Winston-Salem (48%) and Midway (5%); 47% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
2national area: North Carolina, District of Columbia, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia
271sectional center: Greensboro, NC (SCF 270)
27delivery area within it
Town
Winston Salem · 9 residential ZIPs
County
Forsyth County (81%); Davidson County (19%)
Census places
Winston-Salem (48%); Midway (5%)
Neighborhoods
Pine Dale Manor, Wilshire GeoNames
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
House districts
NC-6 (57%), NC-10 (43%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
29.4 sq mi · 1,411 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 27127?

27127 centers on 36.021°, -80.280° and covers 29.4 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 27103, 27012, 27107, 27101, 27295.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 27127 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 27127, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 27127 compare with the rest of Winston Salem?

Rank of 27127 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure27127In Winston SalemIn Forsyth CountyIn NC
People (ACS 2020-2024)41,4433rd of 95th of 2067th of 853
Median household income$62k4th of 713th of 17328th of 528
Median home value$220k6th of 712th of 18332nd of 572

Its median household income is higher than in 33% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 81% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 27127?

The 2020 Census counted 39,809 people in 27127; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 41,443. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 16.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
41,443
2020 Census count
39,809+16.6% since 2010 (34,138)
Households
16,871
Median age
37.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 27127?

Of the 41,443 people the ACS estimates in 27127, 23.8% are under 18 and 14.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (43.6%), then Black (not Hispanic) (27.3%).

  • Under 1823.8%
  • 18 to 6462.0%
  • 65 and older14.2%
Age of the people of 27127 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic43.6%
  • Black, not Hispanic27.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino22.5%
  • Other or two or more5.2%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.4%
Race and Hispanic origin in 27127 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 27127 earn?

Median household income is $61,926 (ACS 2020-2024), the 13th highest of the 17 ranked ZIP codes in Forsyth County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($62,497 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$61,926
Income per person
$31,390
Below the poverty line
12.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
3.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
32.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$55,26519,060 returns; wages 77% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 27127?

FHFA's house price index for 27127, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 109% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 64% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +1.2% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$219,600
Median gross rent
$1,118
Homes owned by their occupants
65.7%
Housing units
18,356
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Index = 100 in 1979, the first year FHFA reports for 27127; 2025: 481.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 27127?

585 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 40 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade133
  • Construction91
  • Other services (except public administration)62
  • Accommodation and food services52
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services37
  • Health care and social assistance37

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 27127?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 27127, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
27103Winston Salem33,325$67k3.5 mi
27012Clemmons30,543$96k5.5 mi
27107Winston Salem50,769$61k5.9 mi
27101Winston Salem22,973$44k7.6 mi
27295Lexington39,267$64k10.8 mi
27104Winston Salem31,783$82k5.6 mi (near)
27110Winston Salem2,181–5.6 mi (near)
27374Welcome105–7.2 mi (near)
27109Winston Salem2,823–7.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.