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ZIP Code 27295: Lexington, NC

ZIP code 27295 uses the postal name Lexington, North Carolina and lies entirely in Davidson County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 39,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the less populous of Lexington's 2 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $63,961 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Tyro (9%), Welcome (7%) and Yadkin College (2%), and 3% in smaller places; 80% 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
272sectional center: Greensboro, NC (SCF 270)
95delivery area within it
Town
Lexington · 2 residential ZIPs
Census places
Tyro (9%) census-designated place; Welcome (7%) census-designated place; Yadkin College (2%) census-designated place
Neighborhoods
Northside, Northside Gardens, Pleasant Hills, Western Heights, Whitesmith, Woodcrest GeoNames
Metro area
Winston-Salem, NC
House district
NC-6 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
127.6 sq mi · 308 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
27293, 27294 also use the name Lexington

Where is ZIP code 27295?

27295 centers on 35.868°, -80.317° and covers 127.6 square miles of land plus 1.0 of water. It borders 9 ZIP codes: 27374, 27006, 27299, 27012, 27127, 27292, 27360, 27107, 27028.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 27295 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 27295, 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 27295 compare with the rest of Lexington?

Rank of 27295 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)
Measure27295In LexingtonIn Davidson CountyIn NC
People (ACS 2020-2024)39,2672nd of 27th of 1480th of 853
Median household income$64k1st of 27th of 12297th of 528
Median home value$211k2nd of 29th of 12362nd of 572

Its median household income is higher than in 37% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 67% 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 27295?

The 2020 Census counted 39,042 people in 27295; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 39,267. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 4.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
39,267
2020 Census count
39,042+4.9% since 2010 (37,211)
Households
16,144
Median age
44.1

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 27295?

Of the 39,267 people the ACS estimates in 27295, 19.9% are under 18 and 19.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (82.3%).

  • Under 1819.9%
  • 18 to 6460.9%
  • 65 and older19.2%
Age of the people of 27295 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic82.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino5.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic5.3%
  • Other or two or more4.2%
  • Asian, not Hispanic2.6%
Race and Hispanic origin in 27295 (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 27295 earn?

Median household income is $63,961 (ACS 2020-2024), the 7th highest of the 12 ranked ZIP codes in Davidson County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($63,089 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$63,961
Income per person
$34,136
Below the poverty line
9.8%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
2.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
19.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$67,01318,600 returns; wages 74% 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 27295?

FHFA's house price index for 27295, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 96% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 63% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +5.8% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$211,300
Median gross rent
$932
Homes owned by their occupants
75.5%
Housing units
17,244
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 27295; 2025: 353.8. 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 27295?

542 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 78 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction96
  • Retail trade84
  • Other services (except public administration)77
  • Manufacturing44
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services43
  • Accommodation and food services43

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 27295?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 27295, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
27374Welcome105–4.8 mi
27006Advance16,247$97k8.5 mi
27299Linwood5,034$66k8.6 mi
27012Clemmons30,543$96k10.6 mi
27127Winston Salem41,443$62k10.8 mi
27292Lexington40,311$57k10.8 mi
27360Thomasville49,510$62k12.2 mi
27107Winston Salem50,769$61k12.8 mi
27028Mocksville26,566$69k14.8 mi

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